Rocket: I got painkiller, vitamin B-12 injections (The Japan Times) NEW YORK (AP) Roger Clemens said former trainer Brian McNamee injected him with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12 — not any performance-enhancing drugs. [News Source]

Study: Adding vitamin E benefits beef (Kearney Hub) KEARNEY — Adding a few dollars worth of vitamin E to the diet of beef cattle fed wet distillers grains, a co-product of ethanol production, could show big benefits when steaks and roasts are sold from grocery store meat cases. [News Source]

10 easy ways to go green in your kitchen. With the holidays now but a memory, our thoughts turn toward self-improvement. We begin the year, as we always do, by resolving to lose weight, save money, adopt a healthier lifestyle. [News Source]

What’s gotten into your genes? There is some new research that shows that by controlling our exposures to certain environmental chemicals, and also by ensuring that we get the nutrients we need, we may be able to reduce our risk of certain diseases. [News Source]

1st nationwide pollution census to start in Feb. The first national survey of pollution sources is to start in February, the State Environmental Protection Administration said here on Friday. [News Source]

Pennsylvania students make biodiesel fuel. Students and staff at the Franklin County Career and Technology Center made biodiesel fuel that successfully powered a tractor-trailer engine Thursday. [News Source]

Bioethanol tax cut on tap to help curb gas emissions. With efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions falling short of its 1997 Kyoto Protocol target, the government is introducing tax incentives to promote the use of plant-derived biofuel for vehicles in fiscal 2008. [News Source]

Obesity fuelling liver disease. Obesity has now overtaken alcohol as the number one cause of liver disease. [News Source]

Injected with vitamins, not steroids: Clemens (Toronto Star) Roger Clemens admits that former Blue Jays trainer Brian McNamee injected him but says it was with vitamin B-12 and the painkiller lidocaine, not any performance-enhancing drugs. [News Source]

Vitamin D2 just as good as D3? (Nutraingredients.com)

1/4/2008 - Challenging the view that vitamin D3 is more potent than D2, researchers from Boston University have reported that both forms are equally effective at maintaining 25-hydroxyvitamin D status.

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Top 10 false health scares. The (Unfounded) Scare: People who eat the most sodium-nitrite-containing meats, such as hot dogs or bacon, are more likely to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease compared to those who eat none or very little. [News Source]

Vitamin D2 just as good as D3? (Food Production Daily) 04/01/2008 - Challenging the view that vitamin D3 is more potent than D2, researchers from Boston University have reported that both forms are equally effective at maintaining 25-hydroxyvitamin D status. [News Source]