HAITI: High risk and underground (AlertNet) Source: IRIN If you inject heroin, you probably know about the risk of becoming infected with Hepatitis C or HIV, but if you're one of the thousands across the world who visit informal healers for a jab of vitamin B you may be getting more than a shot of vitamins and not even know it. [News Source]

Prenatal vitamin D linked to kids’ dental health (Reuters.co.uk) NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - By maintaining adequate vitamin D levels during pregnancy, mothers may be protecting their babies against early tooth decay in childhood, according a study reported Friday at the International Association for Dental Research meeting in Toronto, Canada. [News Source]

Prenatal vitamin D linked to kids’ dental health (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Dr. Robert Schroth from the University of Manitoba reported that mothers of children who developed cavities at an early age had significantly lower vitamin D levels during pregnancy than those whose children were cavity-free. [News Source]

Single oral dose of vitamin A may help reduce infant mortality by 15pc (New Kerala) Washington, July 7 : A new study by researcher at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that infant mortality in the developing world can reduced by 15 per cent by administering newly born babies a single, oral dose of vitamin A shortly after their birth. [News Source]

Newborn Vitamin A Reduces Infant Mortality (Science Daily) 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 new study in the journal Pediatrics. [News Source]

Newborn Vitamin A Reduces Infant Mortality (Medical News Today) 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]

Scientists: Vitamin D may play larger role in our health (Statesville Record & Landmark) Click here to learn more about vitamin D New research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes bolsters mounting evidence about the sunshine'' vitamin's role in good health. Patients with the lowest blood levels of vitamin D were about two times more likely to die from any cause during the next eight years than those with the highest levels, the study found. ... [News Source]

Newborn vitamin A reduces infant mortality (PhysOrg) 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]

Researchers identify cancer preventive properties in common vitamin supplement (EurekAlert!) PHILADELPHIA – Early laboratory research has shown that resveratrol, a common dietary supplement, suppresses the abnormal cell formation that leads to most types of breast cancer, suggesting a potential role for the agent in breast cancer prevention. [News Source]