Vitamin E helps those with diabetes gene (EARTHtimes.org) Diabetics with the Hp 2-2 gene could reduce their risk of heart attack by taking vitamin E supplements, Israeli researchers found. Researcher Dr. Andrew Levy of the Technion Faculty of Medicine in Haifa, Israel, found diabetics with the gene version who t... [News Source]

Vitamin E helps those with diabetes gene (UPI) Diabetics with the Hp 2-2 gene could reduce their risk of heart attack by taking vitamin E supplements, Israeli researchers found. [News Source]

Vitamin E Could Help 40% Of Diabetics Ward Off Heart Attacks (Science Daily) Vitamin E supplements can significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks and related deaths for diabetics who carry a particular version of a gene. The finding is a new answer to an old question: can antioxidant vitamins such as vitamin E help prevent heart disease? Previously, cardiologists routinely prescribed vitamin E for their patients, but the practice has dwindled as several major studies ... [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]

A Canadian medical society recommends pregnant women and nursing moms boost their intake of vitamin D dramatically (Science News) Canadian pediatricians certainly aren't shirking controversy when it comes to a vitamin guideline they've developed for pregnant women and nursing moms. [News Source]

Diet isn’t the only answer. What's your diet?" has replaced "what's your sign?" in small talk today. Americans are placing increasingly more importance on what to eat and what to avoid. But our waistlines refuse to budge. [News Source]

Arkansas farmer grows organic mushrooms. In addition to talking turkey, we're talking organic. With the recent surge in the sale of organic food--we thought we'd get it straight from the mouths of experts. [News Source]

Additives ‘a risk to children’s health’. Parents have been warned to remove food additives linked to hyperactive behaviour from children's diets by the EU's leading expert on the issue. [News Source]

Recalls leave parents stumped this holiday. Since summer, more than 25 million childhood toys have been recalled. And while lawmakers hold hearings and file lawsuits against major toy manufacturers and retailers, consumer advocates are saying this year's recalls are just the tip of the iceberg. [News Source]

Exercise rates are up, but so is obesity. More U.S. adults are getting physical - or at least that's what they're telling researchers. A national telephone survey found the percentage of women who report regular physical activity rose to about 47 percent in 2005, up from 43 percent in 2001. [News Source]

CDC: We’re hitting the gym, but also the junk food. The small but significant increases in regular physical activity for U.S. adults are considered good news, but U.S. obesity rates are not declining and some weight-related conditions are getting worse in some adults. [News Source]

Kyto Biopharma isolates human vitamin B12 receptor (Pharmaceutical Business Review) Kyto Biopharma has isolated the protein and gene encoding the human vitamin B12 receptor - TCblR - for the cellular uptake of the transcobalamin-bound vitamin B12. [News Source]