Colorado seniors deficient in Vitamin D, study finds (Rocky Mountain News) Colorado's seniors aren't getting enough Vitamin D, a little gem that can prevent osteoporosis and may also guard against cancer, strokes, heart attacks and multiple sclerosis, a new study shows. [News Source]

Don’t buy into drilling. The current drive by President Bush and the oil companies to increase offshore drilling should ring familiar, for it mirrors the administration's manipulation of public opinion in preparation for the U.S. invasion of Iraq. [News Source]

A gold medal for smog. It will be a sprint, but Beijing hopes to clean its polluted skies in less than three weeks for the start of the Olympics. [News Source]

Doc helps launch Kaiser farmers markets. To Dr. Preston Maring, the connection between farmers markets and health care is both natural and essential.Since founding the market at the Oakland Kaiser campus five years ago, Maring has helped establish 29 other markets at Kaiser locations all over the country. [News Source]

It’s time to bring home vegetables for better life. Kim Tae-gyun, a 35-year-old salary worker, decided to stop eating meat last year after learning about the risk of mad cow disease and other possible harmful effects. [News Source]

Arctic lakes show warming. Global air and water temperatures are inching up, causing seas to warm and expand, and polar ice to melt. Alaska is warming more quickly than lower latitudes, so scientists at Toolik Lake can observe changes from global warming here first. [News Source]

Foreign surgeries tip scales to relax U.S. rules. A growing number of Americans leave the country for weight-loss surgery not just because it's cheaper but because U.S. standards governing the surgery mean that for tens of thousands of overweight men and women, the procedure is not available in this country. [News Source]

Overloading zinc actually may risk prostate health. Conflicting studies: - Though some research shows benefits, two surveys show increased cancer risk. [News Source]

Chlorine-tolerant, desalination membrane could increase access to clean water. A team of scientists from the University of Texas at Austin has developed a chlorine-tolerant membrane that should simplify the water desalination process, increasing access to fresh water and possibly reducing greenhouse gases. [News Source]

Doctors See Local Resurgence of Vitamin D Deficiencies (KYW News Radio 1060) Published reports indicate that cases of vitamin D deficiency are becoming more common in Philadelphia, even though the problem is easy to prevent and has been virtually wiped out nationwide. [News Source]

Research Shows We May Need More Vitamin D (R News) Recent research says Vitamin D is even more important to our health than originally thought, and we're most likely not getting enough. Vitamin D comes from both sun exposure and a diet of fatty fish, cereals, eggs and fortified foods. Some people also take supplements. [News Source]

Arctic lake a laboratory for studying climate change’s effects on ecosystem. Global air and water temperatures are inching up, causing seas to warm and expand, and polar ice to melt; Alaska is warming more quickly than lower latitudes of the US, so scientists can observe changes from global warming here first. [News Source]