Vitamin D may ward off type 1 diabetes (UPI) Vitamin D supplements in early childhood may ward off the development of type 1 diabetes in later life, a British review found. [News Source]

Rath denies claiming vitamins could cure Aids (Daily Dispatch) VITAMIN entrepreneur Matthias Rath had never sold a single bottle of his products in South Africa, the Cape High Court was told yesterday. His advocate, Dumisa Ntsebeza, said the products could not be classed as medicines as the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) claimed. [News Source]

Extra Vitamin D In Early Childhood Cuts Adult Diabetes Risk (Science Daily)

Vitamin D supplements in early childhood may ward off the development of type 1 diabetes in later life, reveals new research. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder, in which insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas are destroyed by the body’s own immune system, starting in early infancy. The disease is most common among people of European descent, with around 2 million Europeans and …

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Rath vitamins ‘not Aids cure’ (News 24 South Africa) Matthias Rath and his foundation never claimed their vitamin products are a cure for HIV/Aids, Rath's advocate has told the Cape High Court. [News Source]

What goes on plate isn’t always pretty. Gene Bauer discusses the use of antibiotics in the beef industry as well as attempts to get the Department of Agriculture to take a more vigorous stand on testing for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly referred to as mad cow disease. [News Source]

Candlelight will welcome guests. One house participating in Earth Hour could mean 15 fewer lights blazing in the city. When the Fairmont Royal York flicks the switch, more than 34,000 lights go out. [News Source]

Unsafe levels of arsenic have been found in four brands of rice milk that are widely sold in supermarkets. The levels are up to three times higher than those allowed under European Union and US drinking water guidelines. [News Source]

Put your house on a diet. The latest diet trend has Lexington residents counting carbs - not carbohydrates, but carbon emissions. [News Source]

Sweating the small stuff. Nanotechnology is creating all sorts of bizarre food products. There are few rigorous studies of the effects of nanoparticles in humans. Yet early tests raise concerns. [News Source]

Under pressure, CDC releases Great Lakes pollution report citing health problems. Under pressure from Congress, the government has released a controversial report on pollution in the Great Lakes states that suggests pollution is causing cancer and premature births. [News Source]

Rath vitamins ‘not a cure’ for Aids (iafrica.com)

Matthias Rath and his foundation had never claimed their vitamin products were a cure for HIV/Aids, Rath’s advocate told the Cape High Court on Thursday.

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Rath vitamins are ‘a help, not a cure’ (Independent Online) The vitamins don't cure but they do help and even "reverse the symptoms" of Aids, Matthais Rath's lawyers say. [News Source]