State counting crow deaths as virus strikes. This new reovirus, which is not related to West Nile, is not likely to be contracted by humans, the Department of Environmental Conservation said. [News Source]

Upbeat start to farmers week. Milk is ideal for introducing key dietary supplements to nutrition-conscious consumers, notably beneficial bacteria and Omega 3 fats. [News Source]

Warning over ‘disastrous’ green fuel production policy. Rising production of biofuels is driving up food prices, one of Scotland's government's top scientific advisers warned yesterday. Professor Robert Watson also claimed the trend was distorting government budgets and prompting deforestation in south-east Asia. [News Source]

Scientists hope frozen mammoth will shed light on climate change. The frozen carcass of a 37,500-year-old baby mammoth undergoing tests in Japan could finally explain why the beasts were driven to extinction — and shed light on the history of global climate change, scientists said Friday. [News Source]

Healthy diet could halt 70,000 early deaths, study suggests. Almost 70,000 premature deaths a year - more than one in 10 - could be avoided if people in the UK switched to a healthier diet, according to an analysis by the Cabinet Office. [News Source]

Tough to swallow Clemens’ account (Chicago Tribune) I don't know a whole lot about law, but if I'm a member of Roger Clemens' legal team, I tell him the B-12 vitamin defense is not one I would personally mount if I were being hounded by accusations of steroid use and had been invited to testify before a congressional committee. [News Source]

Official: Lead in wells not a concern. Three private wells near Hazleton Pennsylvania’s mineland reclamation project have been found to contain high levels of lead and manganese, but officials say they're not a public health threat. [News Source]

Were Neanderthals chilled to death? A scientist says a dramatic cold spell cut their food supply, suggesting that climate change played a bigger role than previously thought in the extinction of the early Europeans. [News Source]

Baby mammoth could shed light on warming. Frozen in much the state it died some 37,500 years ago, a Siberian baby mammoth undergoing tests in Japan could finally explain why the beasts were driven to extinction -- and shed light on climate change, scientists said Friday. [News Source]

Teaching good habits to last a lifetime. Evreux in Normandy is at the forefront of a French programme to prevent childhood obesity. [News Source]

Neighborhood linked to diabetes risk factor. The neighborhood people live in might play a role in their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a study suggests. [News Source]