Potential for Harm in Dietary Supplements (New York Times) Large doses and combinations of dietary substances can be hazardous. [News Source]

WEIL: Liquid vitamins no improvement (Rocky Mountain News)

Dr. Weil doesn’t think much of the supplement drink Eniva Vibe.

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Parents: Don’t OD Kids’ Vitamins (KETV 7 Omaha) Parents want their children to be healthy, but some go a bit overboard and spend a lot of money on vitamins, trying to make sure their children get the nutrients they need. [News Source]

Reducing the Severity of Chronic Endocrine-Related Diseases: The Vitamin D Connection (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) ORLANDO, Fla.----An adequate amount of Vitamin D is known to improve bone density, but the impact goes much further than bone strength; Vitamin D deficiency can impact nearly all of the body's functions. [News Source]

Vitamin Angels Appoints Anthony Zolezzi to Board (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) Vitamin Angels has appointed Anthony Zolezzi to their board. [News Source]

Biodiesel bill would support long-term market for renewable fuel. Columbia has been pumping a biodiesel blend into its fleet of diesel vehicles for the past six years. Legislation making its way through the state legislature would require all diesel fuel sold in the state after June 2010 to be the same 5 percent blend of biodiesel used by the city. [News Source]

Environmentalists to Latam Bank–End biofuel loans. Environmental groups urged the Inter-American Development Bank on Saturday to stop lending money to big companies piling into the booming ethanol business that some critics say is partly to blame for soaring food prices. [News Source]

Fukuda seeks G-8 boost. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's weekend visit to Hokkaido, the venue for this year's Group of Eight summit meeting in July, reflected his desire to use the G-8 gathering to boost his administration's sagging popularity. [News Source]

Hard times on the way for koalas. Australia's unique tree-dwelling koalas may become a victim of climate change, new research reported on Saturday shows. [News Source]

Climate change threatens Australia’s koala. Australia's unique tree-dwelling koalas may become a victim of climate change, new research reported on Saturday shows. [News Source]

Tooth erosion grinds away at the young. Some middle-schoolers and teens are showing up at dentists' offices with a problem more often associated with middle age that may be traced to diets heavy in acidic sodas, juices, and sports drinks and energy drinks. [News Source]

Height gene could help fight cancer. Treatments for cancer and arthritis could be boosted by new research that has identified 20 sections of genetic code linked to height. [News Source]