Signs of TB in Ancient Skull Support Theory on Vitamin D (New York Times) Scientists have found evidence of a peril that human ancestors encountered in their migrations out of Africa: tuberculosis. [News Source]

Lung cancer ‘link to lack of sun’ (BBC News) Lack of sunlight - and thus vitamin D - may increase the risk of developing lung cancer, research suggests. [News Source]

Vitamin D for Kidney Disease Unproven (WebMD) Vitamin D compounds, routinely given to patients with chronic kidney disease to help preserve their bones, are not proven scientifically to help, according to a new report. [News Source]

Bronzed Aussie myth wilting in shade (The West Australian) Hospitals are again treating children with rickets while their casualty wards struggle with an epidemic of broken bones. Cancer and diabetes may also be increasing because more and more Australians are staying out of the sun and not getting the vitamin D they need to stay strong and healthy. [News Source]

Deltanoid gets $12 million in financing (Wisconsin State Journal) Deltanoid Pharmaceuticals — the company formed by UW-Madison vitamin D expert Hector DeLuca to bring 2-MD, a bone-building drug, to market — is plunging ahead with two new drug compounds, thanks to a hefty infusion of cash. Local investors and venture firms have given Deltanoid $12 million in second-round financing to start human testing on the prospective drugs. One is aimed at controlling ... [News Source]

Trevor Lyman, the stealth king of political fundraising (Detroit News) MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Trevor Lyman is unshaven, wearing a T-shirt and jeans and sitting at the dining table of his rented home. Scattered around him are a one-pound bag of M&Ms, liter-size bottles of soda and a box of Frosted Flakes -- the cereal accounts for his recommended daily allowance of vitamins. [News Source]

MINERALS: An Important Piece In The Nutrition Puzzle (CattleNetwork.com) When developing feeding programs for cowherds, we typically focus first on the levels of protein and energy needed to maintain performance levels. But in order to achieve these production goals, the diet must also meet animal requirements for vitamins and minerals. [News Source]

The thirst for fuel affects food supply. Since 1961, world population has increased 112 percent; meanwhile, global production is up 164 percent for grains and almost 700 percent for meats. [News Source]

Task force planned to crack down on mislabeled food products. The government Monday decided to set up a task force to crack down mislabeled food products, part of an emergency package of measures to give the public more security in their daily lives. [News Source]

Pelosi leads the House to go organic in its cafeterias. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may have left her progressive instincts at the barn door when she drove a starch-, sugar- and fat-bloated bill that all but left out organic farmers through the House last summer, but when it comes to food for Congress, it's out with high-fructose corn syrup and in with uncaged hens and hormone-free milk. [News Source]

Study: Vitamin D May Promote Brain Health (NPR) A new study on Vitamin D comes from researchers in sun-drenched California. They say their research sheds light on how Vitamin D may help promote brain health. Once Vitamin D is converted in the body to its active form, calcitriol, it binds to receptors in the brain. [News Source]

Study: Vitamin D May Promote Brain Health (NPR) A new study on Vitamin D comes from researchers in sun-drenched California. They say their research sheds light on how Vitamin D may help promote brain health. Once Vitamin D is converted in the body to its active form, calcitriol, it binds to receptors in the brain. [News Source]