Vitamin Supplement Little More Than ‘Snake Oil,’ Researcher Claims (Science Daily) A popular vitamin supplement is being advertised with claims that are demonstrably untrue, as revealed by recent research. [News Source]

Nutrient Enhanced Drinks Pack Vitamins and Sugar (WTVQ Lexington) Drinks like Vitamin Water, Life Water and others are popular with consumers who enjoy the taste and the extra nutrients.  But University of Kentucky Nutrition Specialist , Dr. Geza Bruckner says, “The added vitamins is pretty much gimmicky stuff and doesn’t really provide you with much.  Take a multi-vitamin everyday and you will be a head of the game.”  A look at the label of any of ... [News Source]

Salty canal plan debated. Environmentalists say they will fight a proposal by Valley farmers to pump salty ground water into the canal that delivers drinking water to millions of south state residents. [News Source]

FDA official says baby bottles with bisphenol a safe. Plastic baby bottles and water bottles are safe, a federal health official said Tuesday, seeking to ease public concerns about the health hazards of a chemical used in the products. [News Source]

Evidence of deep sea pollution is found. U.S. marine scientists say they've found manmade chemical pollutants in deep sea octopods and squids -- evidence of contaminants in the deep ocean food web. [News Source]

Vitamins improve tuberculosis treatment (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Supplementing the diet with nutrients, including selenium and vitamins A, B complex, C, and E, improves the outcomes of patients being treated for tuberculosis, according to a new report. [News Source]

Low vitamin D common with rheumatic diseases (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Nearly three quarters of patients seen at a rheumatology clinic, which focuses on diseases affecting the joints, muscles, bones, and tendons, have a vitamin D deficiency, researchers based in Ireland found. [News Source]

Rath vitamins are ‘a help, not a cure’ (Pretoria News) Matthias Rath and his foundation had never claimed their vitamin products were a cure for HIV and Aids, Rath's advocate told the Cape High Court on Thursday. [News Source]