Your Health: Vitamin D deficiency may cause pain and is underestimated (Tri-State Neighbor) Q:I've had extreme chronic pain in my lower back, pelvis, hips and legs for nearly four years. Lying flat was agony, so I had to sleep propped up on a love seat. [News Source]

Oprah to go on vegan diet: Will U.S. follow? One of the best things to ever happen to public health happened this month when Oprah Winfrey announced she was starting a 21-day vegan makeover. [News Source]

Coca-Cola to phase out use of controversial additive after DNA damage claim. Coca-Cola, the world's biggest soft drinks company, is phasing out a controversial additive that may cause hyperactivity and DNA damage. [News Source]

New survivalists prepare for life with little fuel. Convinced the planet's oil supply is dwindling and the world's economies are heading for a crash, some people around the country are moving onto homesteads, learning to live off their land, and conserving fuel. [News Source]

Queens too blue for birds and bees. A series of wet springs has dampened the ardour of hive leaders and they are failing to mate with their drones – or, if they do, the are not mating the required number of times. [News Source]

How chronic illness threatens education. These days, the health of our youth is more compromised than ever - and this prevalence of chronic illness may very well jeopardize kids' ability to learn or change how students learn or in what kind of environment. [News Source]

Wetland mining plan released. A proposal to strip-mine for phosphate in more than 4,000 acres of wetland near the Pamlico River in N. Carolina was outlined last week by the Army Corps of Engineers in an environmental impact statement. [News Source]

Supplements might help Fido (Miami Herald) My most knowledgeable clients often ask the best questions. Within the past few years, they have tended more toward the issue of vitamins and nutritional supplements than ever before. [News Source]

Vitamin D Deficiency: Information for Cancer Patients (PRWeb) Cancer patients need to communicate with their physician about the test for vitamin D deficiency, symptoms of vitamin D deficiency and how to maintain the proper vitamin D level. The Bone and Cancer Foundation, (www.boneandcancerfoundation.org) has published a free patient information guide to help. (PRWeb May 25, 2008) Read the full story at ... [News Source]

Vitamin D Deficiency: Information for Cancer Patients (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) Cancer patients need to communicate with their physician about the test for vitamin D deficiency, symptoms of vitamin D deficiency and how to maintain the proper vitamin D level. The Bone and Cancer Foundation, (www.boneandcancerfoundation.org) has published a free patient information guide to help. [News Source]