Vitamin D: The new superstar? (The Wichita Eagle) If you keep up with health headlines, you know vitamin D is a bit of a celebrity lately: •  Low vitamin D levels are common in otherwise healthy children, putting them at risk of rickets, or soft bones. •  High vitamin D levels seem to reduce the risk of breast cancer. •  Low vitamin D levels are associated with high death rates from breast and colon cancer and kidney disease. •  Low ... [News Source]

Australia: Sanofi-Aventis Buys Vitamin Supplement Distributor (New York Times) The French pharmaceuticals maker agreed to buy Primary Health Care, the biggest distributor of vitamin supplements in Australia, for 560 million Australian dollars ($546 million). [News Source]