Latest News on Vitamins and Health

Vitamin program means savings to expectant mothers (The Herald Bulletin)
Saturday February 02nd 2008, 10:17 pm

Saving $15 a month may not seem like much to seem people. But for those expecting a first child, every penny is important, Anderson resident Julie Adams said. [News Source]

Vitamin Beer, anti-car bomb device, invisible gym on display as world’s inventors gather (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
Saturday February 02nd 2008, 11:46 am

BANGKOK, Thailand - A beer that takes some of the guilt out of drinking, a system to stop would-be car bombers and, yes, even a better mousetrap, are on display as inventors from around the globe gather to revel in thinking outside the box. [News Source]

To go ‘green’ is to rethink a lifestyle.
Saturday February 02nd 2008, 10:00 am

Let's look at what you have to do to really achieve a "green lifestyle." [News Source]

Officials can help solve dead-zone issue.
Saturday February 02nd 2008, 10:00 am

A battle could be brewing between fishermen and farmers over dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico. More than six years after a special task force pledged to reduce the zone to a quarter of its size by 2015, it is still growing. Last year’s dead zone was the third largest on record. [News Source]

Exposed: myth that convenience food is unhealthy.
Saturday February 02nd 2008, 10:00 am

Food experts said yesterday that for many families leading busy lives, there was too little time for cooking, even of simple dishes, and the prejudice against convenience foods risked a backlash against healthy eating. [News Source]

Vitamin Beer, anti-car bomb device, on display as world’s inventors gather (10:03 p.m.) (Sun Star)
Saturday February 02nd 2008, 9:20 am

BANGKOK, Thailand -- A beer that takes some of the guilt out of drinking, a system to stop would-be car bombers and, yes, even a better mousetrap, are on display as inventors from around the globe gather to revel in thinking outside the box. [News Source]

Thailand: Vitamin Beer, Anti-car Bomb Device, Invisible Gym On Display As World’s Inventors Gather (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
Saturday February 02nd 2008, 4:58 am

Philippine inventor Billy L. Malang shows off his vitamin beer Saturday, 2 Feb, at the first International Inventor's Day in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo courtesy: AP Photo/David Longstreath) [News Source]

Thailand: Vitamin Beer, Anti-car Bomb Device, Invisible Gym On Display As World’s Inventors Gather (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
Saturday February 02nd 2008, 4:57 am

Philippine inventor Billy L. Malang shows off his vitamin beer Saturday, 2 Feb, at the first International Inventor's Day in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo courtesy: AP Photo/David Longstreath) [News Source]

The UV Foundation Announces February Is ‘Vitamin D Deficiency Month’ (Medical News Today)
Saturday February 02nd 2008, 4:14 am

The UV Foundation dubbed February "Vitamin D Deficiency Month" in a nationwide effort to raise awareness about vitamin D deficiency and its negative health effects. In addition to increasing the risk of many types of cancer and heart disease, vitamin D deficiency is also linked to many common wintertime complaints such as fatigue, depression and aches and pains. [News Source]