State legislation would help identify clusters of cancer cases. NY lawmakers who sponsored a successful cancer-mapping bill this session are in discussions with two state agencies that have a number of concerns about it, including that its provisions could violate patient privacy rights. [News Source]

Prenatal vitamin D linked to kids’ dental health (Canada.com) 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]

Turkey Hill Dairy Adds Calcium and Vitamin D to Light Recipe Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt and Frozen Yogurt Smoothie Flavors (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Who says ice cream can't be good for you? Turkey Hill Dairy of Lancaster County, Pa. , is now enriching several frozen dessert recipes with additional calcium and vitamin D to support calcium intake and absorption and maintain stronger bones. [News Source]

Passion 4 Life Liquid Vitamins & Minerals Supplement Offers Health-Conscience Consumers Superior Delivery and … (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) Chef Selections, Inc., a Tucson-based holding company that specializes in developing emerging growth businesses through innovative marketing techniques, announced Monday that recent laboratory analysis performed by the Company revealed that up to 98% of the vitamins, minerals and other beneficial ingredients in its revolutionary Passion 4 Life supplement are actually absorbed into the ... [News Source]

Study: Newborn vitamin A reduces infant mortality (People’s 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 study published in the July edition of the journal Pediatrics. "It has long ... [News Source]

Vitamin D vanquishes reader’s joint pain (Bradenton Herald) I have been struggling with joint pain and just found out that my vitamin D level is really low. My doctor put me on a megadose of 50,000 IU (international units) each week for eight weeks. Then I will switch to 800 IU daily. [News Source]