Latest News on Vitamins and Health

Vitamin Mix Helps Health of Farmed Fish (Agricultural Research Magazine)
Friday May 29th 2009, 8:15 am

To raise strong, healthy rainbow trout for your backyard grill or for a white-tablecloth restaurant, fish farmers nourish this in-demand fish with a daily dose of at least a dozen essential vitamins. [News Source]

Swanson Vitamins and Dr. Barbara Hendel Team Up to Offer Himalayan Crystal Salt Shampoo and Conditioner (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Friday May 29th 2009, 3:01 am

With all the benefits that Himalayan Crystal Salt has, Dr. Barbara Hendel spares no expense and continues to expand her product line. Together with Swanson Vitamins, she offers Himalayan Crystal Salt Shampoo and Conditioner, an all-natural, paraben-free shampoo and conditioner made with 100% pure Himalayan Crystal Salt. [News Source]

Low vitamin D levels in blacks could contribute to higher rates of cancer, other diseases, researcher says (News-Medical-Net)
Thursday May 28th 2009, 9:04 pm

Low vitamin D levels in blacks could contribute to health gaps between white and black U.S. residents, Michael Holick, a professor at Boston University and a vitamin D researcher, said recently, the GNS/Chicago Sun-Times reports. [News Source]

SIDELINE PATROL: Magic, Nuggets more than Kobe, LeBron (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
Thursday May 28th 2009, 8:38 pm

There are many advertisers that may get there bubble busted if Kobe Bryant and LeBron James don’t make the NBA Finals. For one, there is Vitamin Water. I have been seeing this commercial for quite a while now and began to wonder if Coca Cola was going to rig the playoffs to make sure that Kobe and LeBron got their vitamins in the Finals. [News Source]

Sun best provider of vital vitamin D (Otago Daily Times)
Thursday May 28th 2009, 1:24 pm

Eat, drink and be healthy. Vitamin D - it's necessary, but getting enough of it is not necessarily easy. Jennifer Huget, of the Los Angeles Times, reports. [News Source]

Chinese supplier quits vitamin A and E (Nutraingredients.com)
Thursday May 28th 2009, 12:38 pm

The company said it would halt production until at least the end of August, when it would reconsider its position. Vitamin E was also being put on hold from the end June until the end of August. [News Source]

Black Women More Likely To Have Vitamin D Deficiency, Bacterial Vaginosis, Study Finds (Medical News Today)
Thursday May 28th 2009, 12:19 pm

Black women are nearly three times as likely as white women to have a vitamin D deficiency, which is linked with an increased risk of the vaginal infection bacterial vaginosis, according to a study published in the June issue of the Journal of Nutrition, the New York Times reports. [News Source]

County sprays Ridge area for mosquito.
Thursday May 28th 2009, 10:00 am

While the Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District waits for results from a court case that could stifle its bug spraying, the district continues business as usual. [News Source]

Rice milk warning as traces of arsenic found.
Thursday May 28th 2009, 10:00 am

The Foods Standards Agency has recommended that rice milk not be given to toddlers and young children after a study found low levels of arsenic in all 60 samples. Arsenic can be harmful to human health, particularly if it is in the inorganic chemical form found in rice. [News Source]

Rice milk warning as traces of arsenic found.
Thursday May 28th 2009, 10:00 am

The Foods Standards Agency has recommended that rice milk not be given to toddlers and young children after a study found low levels of arsenic in all 60 samples. Arsenic can be harmful to human health, particularly if it is in the inorganic chemical form found in rice. [News Source]

Vitamin K a treatment for several health issues (The Wahpeton Daily News)
Thursday May 28th 2009, 8:26 am

A breakthrough in treating cardiovascular problems, osteoporosis and a wide variety of other health issues has recently been tied to a surprising source: vitamin K. [News Source]

Low Levels Of Vitamin D Linked To Common Vaginal Infection In Pregnant Women (Medical News Today)
Thursday May 28th 2009, 8:21 am

Pregnant women with low levels of vitamin D may be more likely to suffer from bacterial vaginosis (BV) - a common vaginal infection that increases a woman's risk for preterm delivery, according to a University of Pittsburgh study. [News Source]