Vitamins Stored In Bathrooms, Kitchens May Become Less Effective (Medical News Today) High humidity present in bathrooms and kitchens could be degrading the vitamins and health supplements stored in those rooms, even if the lids are on tight, a Purdue University study shows. Lisa Mauer, an associate professor of food science, said that crystalline substances - including vitamin C, some vitamin B forms and other dietary supplements - are prone to a process called deliquescence, in ... [News Source]

Paramount Elementary collects coins, vitamins for Haiti (The Herald-Mail) Paramount Elementary School students have been collecting coins and vitamins as part of the relief effort for Haiti. [News Source]

Vitamin D lifts mood during winters (Sify News) Taking a dose of Vitamin D everyday could help people to better combat the long winter, according to researchers at Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON). [News Source]

Undead McCain pushes vitamin bill (Independent Florida Alligator) With most of the national political spotlight soaked up by a lurching, half-hearted détente concerning health care, Sen. John McCain sneaked a bill onto the Senate floor last month that could drastically reshape the entire supplement and vitamin industries. Washington insiders, speaking anonymously and way off the record, believe that this never would have happened if McCain were still alive. [News Source]