Parents want to know if they can solve behavior problems with diet. Using diet modification to treat a child's behavior problems has been popular and controversial since the 1920s, though there is very little proof of long-lasting results. [News Source]

Spring a time for new beginnings, and new looks at ordinary (Centre Daily Times) That was the first day of spring last week, at least the first day that smelled like spring out here in the valley. It was rainy in the morning, but by afternoon the sun had come out and was blowing the dark funk of winter away in a blessed burst of vitamin D. Sunlight on bare skin for 15 minutes delivers something like 10,000 units of vitamin D. A day like that wakes you up. [News Source]

Time to start paying water’s real price.

The Great Lakes, and those who work or live around them, are witnessing profound changes in climate.

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The high price of global food. The global economy is hitting everyone's grocery bill. And while things aren't going to be pretty in America or Europe for the next several years we've got it easy compared to the world's poor. [News Source]

Koalas in danger. The future of the koala, perhaps Australia's best-loved animal, is under threat because greenhouse gas emissions are making eucalyptus leaves – their sole food source – inedible. [News Source]

South Dakota beekeepers hopeful about honey. The California winter has been a tough one on South Dakota beekeepers like Richard Adee. [News Source]

Banana Republic’s green collection. Maybe it's time to require all these companies pushing "eco-friendly" clothes to list their ingredients, soup can-style. [News Source]

The war on lead. Lead is a quiet threat both before and after it comes in contact with people. Chipping paint or dust may not be readily noticed and the side effects of lead poisoning do not shop up right away. [News Source]

Food riots fear after rice price its a high. A global rice shortage that has seen prices of one of the world's most important staple foods increase by 50 per cent in the past two weeks alone is triggering an international crisis. [News Source]

Restaurants may be forced to use ‘traffic light’ labels on menus. Restaurants could be forced to introduce a "traffic light" labelling system on menus to help curb rising levels of obesity. Diners could be faced with green, amber and red circles to guide them to the healthiest dishes on the menu. [News Source]

Tiny fish carry telltale signs of river toxics. Researchers have documented especially high rates of liver cancer and precancerous tumors in mummichogs living near toxic hot spots on the Elizabeth River, near old factories and shipyards. [News Source]

How green are my beans (Isthmus) I love green beans. And purple and yellow. I love them in their pods, or, months later, dried and cooked. Beans are easy to grow, and even though the experts will tell you otherwise, you can grow 'quot;Southern'quot; beans in the Madison area. Green beans are a good source of carbohydrates, and a moderate source of protein, dietary fiber, vitamin C and beta carotene, with small amounts of ... [News Source]