The light VITAMIN (Express India) Don't spend your day holed up in office. Get some sun. The vitamin D it provides is your shield against a slew of diseases, says new research [News Source]

Did Downing Street ruin anti-GM scientist’s career? Rumours of political interference have surrounded the decision by the director of the Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen Prof Philip James - who is now chair of the International Obesity Task Force - to suspend Pusztai after first congratulating him. [News Source]

New Method for Producing High-Vitamin Corn Could Improve Nutrition in Developing Countries (Kansas City InfoZine)

Scientists have developed a potentially powerful new tool in the fight against deficiencies in dietary vitamin A, which cause eye diseases, including blindness, in 40 million children annually, and increased health risks for about 250 million people, mostly in developing countries.

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High levels of cadmium found in lung cancer patient blood, hair. High levels of cadmium have been found in the blood and scalp hair of lung cancer patients, indicating the chemical’s carcinogenicity. [News Source]

A thirst for meat: changes in diet, rising population may strain China’s water supply. China's rapid industrialization and increasing population, along with a growing dietary preference among its citizens for meat, are straining the country's water resources to the point where food imports will probably be needed to meet demand in coming decades. [News Source]

Fukuda: Cabinet to focus on global warming, consumers. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, in a policy speech to open the ordinary Diet session Friday, stressed that global warming and consumer issues are the most important issues facing his Cabinet. [News Source]

Future seen in new light. The Toronto Star has implemented a series of energy saving measures to lower its energy bills and reduce its carbon footprint. [News Source]

Heart attack risk higher with calcium, says study. Taking calcium supplements - a common treatment to strengthen bones - may put healthy older women at higher risk of heart attacks. [News Source]

Girl, you’ll be a woman sooner than expected. The first visible sign of puberty, breast budding, is arriving ever earlier in American girls. [News Source]

How plastic we’ve become. Today, the planet is awash in products spawned by the plastics industry. Residues of plastics have become ubiquitous in the environment—and in our bodies. [News Source]