Single oral dose of vitamin A reduces infant mortality (News-Medical-Net) A single, oral dose of vitamin A, given to infants shortly after birth in the developing world can reduce their risk of death by 15 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study is published in the July 2008 edition of the journal Pediatrics. [News Source]

Vitamin D helps baby’s teeth (Montreal Gazette) By maintaining adequate vitamin D levels during pregnancy, mothers may be protecting their babies against early tooth decay in childhood, according a study reported at the International Association for Dental Research meeting in Toronto, Canada. [News Source]

Crusader against plant receives alarming news. For years, Rita Smith had been embroiled in a battle with the owners of a chemical plant in the California desert where Smith and her husband had worked. Then she learned that she was contaminated with DDT. [News Source]

GM scientists engineer meal to make your day. Scientists say they have genetically engineered fruit and vegetables capable of providing most of a day's nutrients in a single meal. [News Source]

Nuclear power on the way at JEA. The utility is finalizing a contract that will save money, lower emissions in Florida. [News Source]

Seeking pollinators in wings. With domesticated bees on the decline, scientists are studying whether native species could keep the nation's crops going. [News Source]

GM crops key to solving food crisis. The UK Government's former chief scientific advisor Sir David King said that changing diets, global warming and pressure on fresh water supplies meant the long-term prospects for producing enough food without new bio-technology were poor, and that GM is the solution. [News Source]

70,000 could be saved by healthy eating, government says. A healthy eating drive will be launched in public-sector canteens following the publication of a report today saying that around 70,000 lives could be saved in the UK every year if people avoided unhealthy food. [News Source]

Support your local farmer. The local foods movement faces an uphill battle, and not just for locavores struggling to find certain foods, such as bananas and chocolate. For Illinois, the biggest obstacle may be meeting the growing demand on farmers from supermarkets, restaurants and people who want to buy locally grown food. [News Source]

Goelz Farm: going organic. Many of Minnesota's small dairy producers have disappeared over the past few decades, succumbing either to the pressures of urbanization or the volatile economics of the industry. Goelz and his wife, Sarah, have responded to those same forces by taking their farm organic. [News Source]

Mom’s Vitamin D Levels Affect Baby’s Dental Health (MedicineNet.com) Title: Mom's Vitamin D Levels Affect Baby's Dental Health Category: Health News Created: 7/5/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/7/2008 [News Source]

Personalized Genomes, Personalized Vitamin Supplements? (UC Newsroom) UC Berkeley geneticists are working with the human genome to help people "personalize" their nutritional requirements. [News Source]