Latest News on Vitamins and Health

Actress, Model and Entrepreneur, Stacy Fuson Updates Her Vitamin Line That Will Keep You Feeling and Looking Younger
Tuesday May 15th 2012, 8:04 am

NEW YORK, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Right now Vitamin D is hot and not just because most of it comes from the sun.  Vitamin D was once prescribed to treat deficiency, osteoporosis and rickets, but doctors ... [News Source]

Some vitamins, supplements are a waste of money
Monday May 14th 2012, 1:04 pm

More than half of us take vitamins and supplements regularly, but while some have proven benefits, others aren't worth the cash. [News Source]

Vitamin E may protect against oxidative stress: Study
Monday May 14th 2012, 12:06 pm

While the antioxidant power of vitamin E is well established, few human studies exist that support the effects of the vitamin E supplementation on the fluidity of the membrane of red blood cells (erythrocytes), said to be an indirect marker of oxidative stress. [News Source]

No link proven between vitamin K shots and leukemia
Monday May 14th 2012, 11:27 am

Q: I am pregnant and concerned about the vitamin K injection that is given to newborns. I have heard that it may increase my baby’s risk for childhood leukemia. Is this true? Are there any alternatives to a vitamin K shot at birth? [News Source]

No link proven between vitamin K shots and cancer
Monday May 14th 2012, 11:27 am

Q: I am pregnant and concerned about the vitamin K injection that is given to newborns. I have heard that it may increase my baby’s risk for childhood leukemia. Is this true? Are there any alternatives to a vitamin K shot at birth? [News Source]

Climate change policy long overdue.
Monday May 14th 2012, 10:00 am

Implementation of the Zimbabwe National Climate Change Policy has not been swift, even in the face of the deadly impact of climate and weather. But the recent announcement that the policy would be ready for implementation by December is a promising sign. [News Source]

Low-level cadmium exposure can increase female cancer risk.
Monday May 14th 2012, 10:00 am

Women exposed to low levels of cadmium in their food have changes in DNA markers that alter gene regulation and increase their cancer risk. [News Source]

Clean water essential to good health.
Monday May 14th 2012, 10:00 am

Clean water and a healthy economy go hand in hand, and the possibilities we face if we do not meet our water quality goals will be devastating. We cannot afford to sit idly by and watch the heart and treasure of Maryland deteriorate without hope of repair. [News Source]

Simulating the effects of runaway climate change.
Monday May 14th 2012, 10:00 am

An Australian university has embarked upon an ambitious project – hailed as the first of its kind in the world – to simulate how the environment would cope with runaway climate change. [News Source]

Aboriginal access to food under scrutiny.
Monday May 14th 2012, 10:00 am

A few kilometres from the shimmering blue waters of Lac Ste. Anne, Chief Cameron Alexis spoke about troubles not far from the surface and lamented a body of water so contaminated "that the fish and wildlife officers have told our elders that we can only eat one fish a week from the lake.” [News Source]

VitalMax Vitamins Says Their Nopane 242 Supplement Erases Pain Naturally Without Side Effects
Monday May 14th 2012, 3:15 am

VitalMax Vitamins, a worldwide vitamin and supplement company announces, Nopane 242, their completely natural, non-prescription, non-habit forming, pain-reducing supplement.Delray Beach, FL (PRWEB) May 14, 2012 VitalMax Vitamins, a worldwide vitamin and supplement company announces, Nopane 242, their completely natural, non-prescription, non-habit forming, pain-reducing supplement. VitalMax ... [News Source]

Do Vitamins And Supplements Actually Work?
Sunday May 13th 2012, 11:52 pm

Vitamins and dietary supplements are big -- more than 110 million Americans forked over a collective $28 billion in 2010 on little bottles of would-be health magic. Research is unclear, however, on whether shoring up your diet with extra vitamins, minerals, and other supplements helps or hurts -- in the short run or in reaching for the century mark. [News Source]