Warming and biofuels: here comes a food catastrophe. Last year it became clear that the era of cheap food was over: Food costs world-wide rose by 23 percent between 2006 and 2007. This year, what is becoming clear is the impact of this change on ordinary people's lives. [News Source]

Softening of the skull bones in normal-looking babies might reflect vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy (News-Medical-Net) Softening of the skull bones in normal-looking babies might reflect vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy, according to a new study accepted for publication in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). [News Source]

Too Little Vitamin D May Soften Baby’s Skull (HealthCentral.com) Copyright © 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. WEDNESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy may be linked to a softening of bones in a baby's skull, Japanese researchers report. [News Source]

Too Little Vitamin D May Soften Baby’s Skull (Health Scout) Deficiency could cause even more serious troubles later on, study suggests. [News Source]

Too Little Vitamin D May Soften Baby’s Skull (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

WEDNESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) — Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy may be linked to a softening of bones in a baby’s skull, Japanese researchers report.

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Vitamin K benefits hip fractures (Nutraingredients.com) Published in the European Journal of Epidemiology , Japanese researchers found a positive link between vitamin K2 and hip fractures and osteoporosis, and suggested a review of the , " dietary reference value of vitamin K from the perspective of osteoporosis would be useful." [News Source]

DNA testing firms eye consumers. New DNA testing companies are arriving on the market, offering greater insight into our genes than ever before. [News Source]

Nanotechnology could revolutionise food, but will consumers swallow it? Welcome to the world of nanofoods, where almost anything is possible: where food can be manipulated at an atomic or molecular level to taste as delicious as you want, do you as much good as you want. [News Source]

Babies’ soft skulls linked to vitamin D (Philly.com) Studies suggest that softening of the skull bones is common in many normal-looking newborns and goes away without treatment. But Japanese scientists believe the condition, called craniotabes, may be a sign of vitamin D deficiency [News Source]

Natural Medicine Is No Substitute For Science (University of Connecticut Daily Campus) Pharmacies seem to be stocked with as much neural and physical stimulating vitamins as legitimate medicine. Although many vitamins are FDA approved, such as Ginkgo Biloba or Echinacea, it doesn't mean that they work well. Consumers can buy anything from vitamin infused lip gloss to colloidal mineral smoothies. [News Source]

Vitamin K benefits hip fractures (Food Production Daily) Published in the European Journal of Epidemiology , Japanese researchers found a positive link between vitamin K2 and hip fractures and osteoporosis, and suggested a review of the , " dietary reference value of vitamin K from the perspective of osteoporosis would be useful." [News Source]

An epidemic, a vacuum and an opportunity. The federal compensation court settlement of Hannah Poling's autism/vaccine claim has shined a spotlight on an emotionally charged controversy within the autism world. [News Source]