Vitamin E Could Help 40% of Diabetics Ward Off Heart Attacks (Newswise) Vitamin E supplements can significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks and related deaths for the 40 percent of diabetics who carry a particular version of a gene. The findings by Israeli researchers are published in the November 21 online edition of the Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. [News Source]

Vitamin D helps slow ageing (Deccan Herald) Healthy levels of vitamin D may help to slow the ageing process and protect against age-related diseases, a team of British scientists has found. [News Source]

Insufficient vitamin B levels may promote colon cancer (Nutraingredients.com) 11/21/2007 - Moderate deficiency of folate, riboflavin, and vitamins B6 and B12 together may promote the risk of DNA damage and increase the risk of colorectal cancers, suggests a new study with mice. [News Source]

Kyto Biopharma Inc. Confirms Definitive Isolation of the Human Vitamin B12 Receptor (TCblR) (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance) Kyto Biopharma Inc. , , a biotechnology company focused on developing monoclonal antibody based therapeutic agents for cancer treatment, announced today that for the first time it has conclusively isolated the protein and gene encoding the human Vitamin B12 receptor - TCblR for the cellular uptake of the transcobalamin-bound Vitamin B12. [News Source]

Interview: 100 days on thin ice. Dixie Dansercoer, who walked 2000 kilometres from Siberia to Greenland, talks about the changing Arctic, bears, and the importance of chocolate. [News Source]

Hunger hysteria. According to USDA, some 12.5 million households, or roughly 11 percent of all households, experienced “household food insecurity” at some point in 2006 and some 35 million people lived in households with some form of food insecurity. [News Source]

Subway’s diet: less oil, more recycling. The Subway sandwich chain is testing recycling bins, switching its napkins, cutlery and cups and cutting down on gas used to transport supplies in an effort to minimize the chain's impact on the environment. Other chains could follow suit. [News Source]

Existing customer base encourages Vitamin World to open its first store in The Villages (Villages Daily Sun) THE VILLAGES — Mary Bilka is a strong proponent of nutritional supplements. For instance, she started taking vitamins as a child. [News Source]