Amul, Dutch firm milking new ideas (Indian Express Finance via Yahoo! India News) With a view to increase India s milk production to over 250 million tonnes (from about 170 mt currently) over the next three years, the Netherlands-based nutrition and health products provider DSM has tied up with dairy cooperative Amul, a research and development foundation Baif, and a self-help group Pradan. DSM will increase milk production by providing vitamin rich feed to cattles. The ... [News Source]

Sunshine vitamin is the way to beat asthma (Deepika) Washington, Nov 27 (UNI) Vitamin D can lower the risk of asthma in children, according to a new report. [News Source]

Eating GM foods is a health risk. John Brumby's announcement to allow genetically modified foods to grow in Victoria threatens more than just the income of Australia's farmers and food companies. There is irrefutable evidence that GM foods are unsafe to eat. [News Source]

Ancient Greenland mystery has a simple answer, it seems. Did the Norse colonists starve? Were they wiped out by the Inuit -- or did they intermarry? No. Things got colder and they left. [News Source]

Food safety endeavor goes global. Delegates from 45 countries and regions Tuesday issued a joint declaration in Beijing to boost information exchange on food contamination and disease outbreaks. [News Source]

Ozone response greater with increasing BMI. A new study provides the first evidence that people with higher body mass index (BMI) may have a greater response to ozone than leaner people. [News Source]

Diet may influence the sex of your baby. A mother's diet in the run-up to conception could influence the sex of her child, suggests a study in mice. [News Source]

City women at greater risk for cancer. New research suggests that women living in urban areas have denser breasts -- a significant danger factor. [News Source]

Sunny Arizona doesn’t provided needed vitamin D (The Arizona Republic) Vitamin D deficiencies are widespread and effect all ages in both the cloudy areas of our planet as well as our sunny Arizona. [News Source]

Sunny Arizona doesn’t provided needed vitamin D (The Arizona Republic) Vitamin D deficiencies are widespread and effect all ages in both the cloudy areas of our planet as well as our sunny Arizona. [News Source]

Pittsburgh Based Associates In Ophthalmology Now Offers Patients Nutritional Vitamin Supplements Through A Partnership … (Medical News Today) Pittsburgh based Associates in Ophthalmology (AIO), is very pleased to announce a new program offering nutritional vitamin supplements to promote eye care through a partnership with Douglas Laboratories. For over a century, Associates in Ophthalmology and the talented surgeons Dr. Daniel V. Zimmer, Dr. Brian Jewart, Dr. Lisa M. Cibik, Dr. Miguel Busquets, Dr. John P. Nairn and Dr. [click link ... [News Source]

Vitamin D may extend your life (The Times of India) NEW YORK: 'Sunshine Vitamin' is good for your bones and cuts the risk of cancer and diabetes, doctors have said for years. But, a new study has revealed that taking the compound everyday might extend your life too. [News Source]