The reason it’s high time for all of us to go nuclear. Mr. Sarkosy recently announced the building of a second nuclear power station based on an EPW (European Pressurised Water) reactor. [News Source]

Choose veggies over drugs. The nation's pediatricians recently issued new guidelines calling for cholesterol screening of children as young as 2 - and cholesterol drugs for kids as young as 8. [News Source]

Gypsy moth damage less than expected in N.J. New Jersey officials say gypsy moth caterpillars this year stripped the leaves off thousands of acres of trees - hitting hard in Burlington County, but doing considerably less damage than was expected. [News Source]

Follow-up tests urged for Mt. Isa kids. Queensland Health authorities have urged Mount Isa parents to have follow-up tests for their children if they previously recorded high blood lead levels. [News Source]

B.C. athletes ready for Beijing pressure - and smog, heat, algae. When the algae that nearly ate the Olympic sailing venue at Qingdao, China, showed up last month, Canadian windsurfer Zac Plavsic was far away. And grinning. [News Source]

Asthma risk from eating nuts while pregnant. Mothers-to-be who eat nuts every day may increase their child's risk of developing asthma by 50%, claim Dutch researchers. [News Source]

Defending against disease with Vitamin D. A growing number of experts think that many people aren't getting enough vitamin D -- particularly those who work and play indoors and slather on sunscreen. And the more experts learn about what D does, the more worrisome a deficiency seems. [News Source]

Wholesome foods versus supplements. With a healthy diet, there's no reason most people need to take a daily multivitamin and little evidence that there's any health benefit to them anyway. [News Source]

Soaring fuel costs take huge bite out of grocery, farm budgets. At virtually every link in the nation's food chain, the cost of oil is pushing expenses ever higher. [News Source]

Carbon ration cards demanded. Scots should sign up to the idea of emissions rationing in order to become a zero-carbon community, according to the scientist behind a radical new environmental campaign. [News Source]

Toxic chemical levels finally dropping in Arctic food animals, new study shows. After decades of concern about southern pollutants poisoning traditional foods that northern aboriginals depend on, a new study suggests toxic chemicals in a wide range of animals across the Arctic are finally dropping. [News Source]

Doctors eye vitamin D link to autism (Moldova.org) Two Swedish doctors are calling for more vitamin D amid a possible link between lack of sunlight and an increased rate of autism. A lack of sunlight during Sweden's winters, combined with the use of sunscreen and efforts to avoid sun exposure can result in vitamin D deficiencies, which some doctors say could contribute to depression and autism, The Local newspaper said Monday.The problem is ... [News Source]