Prenatal Vitamins Should Contain Only Potassium Iodide, Not Other Sources Of Iodine, Scientists Urge (Science Daily) Researchers are strongly encouraging prenatal vitamin manufacturers to use only potassium iodide and not other sources of iodine in their products. According to the researchers, potassium iodide is the best way to ensure that prenatal vitamins given to expectant mothers receive 150ug of supplemental daily iodine as recommended by the American Thyroid Association. [News Source]

Boosting Vitamin D Levels for Healthy Bones (ThirdAge) Vitamin D may be very important for postmenopausal women seeking to avoid hip fractures, so make sure to get outside in the sun and eat well. Scientists at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital studied the vitamin D levels of postmenopausal women admitted with hip fractures versus those admitted for elective joint replacement surgery. [News Source]

Some experts question value and wisdom of vitamin supplements (Albany Times Union) If you're like most Americans, your medicine cabinet probably has a bottle of multivitamins in it. You may even keep a few extra letters around, like vitamins C, E, or B ? and some people's shelves look more like alphabet soup than medicine cabinets. But new studies have people reconsidering their daily multivitamin and other supplements. [News Source]

Study finds B vitamins may prevent vision loss (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) CHICAGO -- Taking B vitamins can prevent a common type of vision loss in older women, according to the first rigorous study of its kind. It's a slight redemption for vitamin supplements, which have suffered recent blows from research finding them powerless at preventing disease. [News Source]

Reality Check: Sunscreen can reduce vitamin D production (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Reality Check: Sunscreen can reduce vitamin D production, but probably not enough to have a significant effect. [News Source]

The You Docs: Prevent colds with vitamin z (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) PREVENT COLDS WITH VITAMIN Z [News Source]

Eagle’s Eye: ABC’s of vitamins and minerals (Central Chronicle) ...always trust your bodies language and trust your intuition...train it and use it. Your health is your most precious asset- PS Prakasa Rao Vitamins and minerals are substances our body needs in small but steady amounts for normal growth, function and health. [News Source]

Do Teenagers Need Vitamins of Their Own? (US News & World Report) There's a One-a-Day vitamin line aimed just at teens, but is it necessary? [News Source]

Forget C, D may be the vitamin for cold and flu protection: Study (Nutraingredients.com) According to findings of a study with about 19,000 adults and adolescents, people with the lowest average levels of vitamin D were about 40 per cent more likely to have a recent respiratory infection, compared to those with higher vitamin D levels. [News Source]

Iodine in Prenatal Vitamins Varies Widely (MedicineNet.com) Title: Iodine in Prenatal Vitamins Varies Widely Category: Health News Created: 2/26/2009 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 2/26/2009 [News Source]

Vitamin E, selenium may alter genes in prostate cancer: Study (Nutraingredients.com) Writing in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute , scientists from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston report that exposure of biopsy samples from people with cancer to vitamin E, selenium or both, expressed different genes, with the combined exposure producing results similar to that observed in people with no prostate cancer. [News Source]

Vitamin E, selenium may alter genes in prostate cancer: Study (Nutraingredients.com) Writing in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute , scientists from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston report that exposure of biopsy samples from people with cancer to vitamin E, selenium or both, expressed different genes, with the combined exposure producing results similar to that observed in people with no prostate cancer. [News Source]