Study: Can vitamin C prevent strokes? (KABC-TV Los Angeles) Vitamin C can do much more than help build your immunity -- it may also lower your chances of getting a stroke. [News Source]

Vitamin D2 Supplements May Help Prevent Falls Among High-risk Older Women (Science Daily) Vitamin D2 supplements appear to reduce the risk of falls among women with a history of falling and low blood vitamin D levels living in sunny climates, especially during the winter, according to a new article. [News Source]

Can Vitamin C cure colds? (News 10 NBC Rochester) When the sniffles hit, many of us reach for a glass of orange juice or pop a vitamin C pill. But is vitamin C really effective at keeping colds away?... [News Source]

Vitamin D may help prevent falls in older women (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Vitamin D2 supplements plus calcium may lower the risk of falls among older women who have a high risk of falling, according to a year-long clinical study conducted in Perth, Australia. [News Source]

Diets high in lutein, zeaxanthin and vitamin E associated with decreased risk of cataracts (EurekAlert!) Women who have higher dietary intake of lutein and zeaxanthin -- compounds found in yellow or dark, leafy vegetables -- as well as more vitamin E from food and supplements appear to have a lower risk for developing cataracts, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. [News Source]

Vitamin D2 supplements may help prevent falls among high-risk older women (EurekAlert!) Vitamin D2 supplements appear to reduce the risk of falls among women with a history of falling and low blood vitamin D levels living in sunny climates, especially during the winter, according to a report in the January 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. [News Source]

The Vitamin Shoppe Names Richard Tannenbaum Vice President of Business Strategy (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) The Vitamin Shoppe announced that Richard Tannenbaum has joined the company as Vice President of Business Strategy. Mr. Tannenbaum joined The Vitamin Shoppe in December 2007 in this newly created position, reporting directly to CEO Tom Tolworthy. In this capacity, Mr. [News Source]

King would not be silent on Earth’s plight. Like some who try to address contemporary issues through the lens of historical figures and time frames, I wish never to be guilty of attributing to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stances he would have never considered or subscribed to. [News Source]

Mixed message: trucks, SUVs vie with green machines for spotlight. Hulking pickups and super-fast sports cars shared the stage with tiny two-doors and futuristic fuel-sipping concepts at Sunday's kickoff of the North American International Auto Show. [News Source]

Food insecurity. China's voracious appetite for imported grain threatens to trigger a food crisis of international proportions, experts say. [News Source]

Smiles and thumbs up as Smart car arrives in US. Motorists in America have never seen anything quite so small. The tiny Smart car has arrived in a land weaned on a diet of enormous automobiles, prompting bemusement and enthusiasm in equal measures. [News Source]

Mountain critters’ disappearance may be a global warning. The "canary in the coal mine" on global warming when it comes to the mountains may very well be a hamster-like rodent that squeaks from among the talus above tree line. [News Source]