Aftershocks hit brimming China quake lake. Chinese troops are carving a third drainage channel into the unstable dam holding back a big "quake lake", as water levels rise and aftershocks send more debris tumbling into the water, state media reported on Monday. [News Source]

Study links vitamin D, type 1 diabetes. Sun exposure and vitamin D levels may play a strong role in risk of type 1 diabetes in children, according to new findings by researchers at (UCSD) and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. [News Source]

The war on obesity targets toddlers. A Cleveland program is one of a growing number cropping up across the country, as more pediatricians and obesity experts subscribe to the view that it is never too early to start managing children's weight. [News Source]

Substance in red wine found to keep hearts young. How do the French get away with a clean bill of heart health despite a diet loaded with saturated fats? Scientists have long suspected that the answer to the so-called "French paradox" lies in red wine. [News Source]

Sunshine may be nature’s disease fighter. Men lacking in vitamin D have more than double the normal risk of a heart attack, a study says, one of many suggesting the vitamin is crucial to good health. [News Source]

Food crisis forces new look at farming. For decades, poor nations were discouraged from investing too much in agriculture, but the food crisis now has many of these nations installing government programs designed to support local farmers. [News Source]

Southern ’stroke belt’ killing tourists, too. People in three southern U.S. states are facing a health threat no one can explain: an abnormally high risk of suffering a fatal stroke - even among tourists just visiting the region. [News Source]

Gordon Brown must listen to the climate change bill debate. While high energy prices dominate the headlines, it is perhaps predictable that apparently longer term environmental concerns have dropped in profile. [News Source]