Do adults need vitamins? (WHOI Peoria) By Jen Christensen Posted: Monday, March 10, 2008 at 4:13 p.m. Last month we looked at why some pediatricians say kids do not need to take vitamins. For most kids they are a waste of money. A viewer asked HOI 19's Jen Christensen when should we start taking vitamins? [News Source]

Cat Vitamin Recall (WRBL Columbus) A second lot of Hartz Vitamin Care for Cats is being recalled for concerns of salmonella. Hartz recalled a specific lot code of Hartz Vitamin Care for Cats last November due to similar concerns. Both lot codes were removed from distribution last November. [News Source]

Hartz recalls cat vitamin product (Moldova.org) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the voluntary recall of Hartz Vitamin Care for Cats because of possible contamination.The FDA said the recall of the Hartz Mountain Corp. product is the second such action in recent months. Hartz said two lots of Hartz Vitamin Care for Cats might have been contaminated with Salmonella, a bacterium that can cause serious infections.Hartz said the ... [News Source]

Hartz recalls cat vitamin product (Moldova.org) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the voluntarily recall of Hartz Vitamin Care for Cats because of possible contamination.The FDA said the recall of the Hartz Mountain Corp. product is the second such recall during recent months. Hartz said two lots of Hartz Vitamin Care for Cats might have been contaminated with Salmonella, a bacterium that can cause serious infections.Hartz said ... [News Source]

Hartz recalls cat vitamin product (UPI) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the voluntarily recall of Hartz Vitamin Care for Cats because of possible contamination. [News Source]

The Hartz Mountain Corporation Recalls Vitamin Care for Cats Because of Possible Health Risk (March 7) (U. S. Food and Drug Administration)

The Hartz Mountain Corporation is voluntarily recalling a second specific lot of Hartz Vitamin Care for Cats due to concerns that bottles within the lot may have been potentially contaminated with Salmonella. Hartz is fully cooperating with the US Food and Drug Administration in this voluntary recall. Hartz recalled a specific lot code of Hartz Vitamin Care for Cats last November due to similar …

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Ignorance blinds us to the real risks in our food, study claims. An investigation by the Food Standards Agency which compared the risks perceived by the public with the scientific evidence behind them concluded that there was often no link between the two. [News Source]

Deforestation causing more than landslides. While conjecture remains over whether deforestation was to blame for the landslides and floods that killed dozens of people in Indonesia on Dec.26 last year, there appears to be a consensus regarding other consequences of forest destruction. [News Source]

Catch some rays to get vitamin D (The Springfield News-Leader) This week's expert: Dr. Lance Luria is an internal medicine physician and the associate medical director of St. John's Health Plans. [News Source]

Ask Dr. H: Avoiding colds, without Vitamin C (Philly.com) Question: I've been taking Vitamin C for years to keep from getting a winter cold, and I think that it does help. A friend of mine thinks that it doesn't really work and it's all in my head. What do you think? [News Source]

NUTRITION IQ (The Columbus Dispatch) Vitamin C With so many people coughing and hacking, folks are tempted to reach for vitamin-C tablets just to be safe. Is that wise? [News Source]

Which Water to Drink? (Denver Post) We know we're supposed to drink water to stay healthy. But increasingly the message is that it's not enough to drink tap water when a bottle can give you an alphabet's worth of vitamins, berry extracts, herbal stimulants and sweeteners to boost flavor and health benefits. [News Source]