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U. S. researchers have suggested that pregnant women should take 4,000 International Units of vitamin D daily.

Taking vitamin D supplements during pregnancy is not only safe for both mother and baby, but may prevent infections and pre-term labor/births, says study leader Dr. Carol Wagner of the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

Findings of the randomized-controlled study were presented in Vancouver at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies.

U. S. researchers have found that elementary school children who are obese have 63 percent higher odds of getting bullied than their thinner classmates.

17 percent of U. S. children ages 6-11 are obese, said lead author Dr. Julie C. Lumeng of the University of Michigan's C. S. Mott Children's Hospital and colleagues.

The study involved 821 children participating in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development.

Researchers have said that Lesbians, gays and bisexuals in California are almost twice as likely to experience intimate partner violence as heterosexuals.

It has been reported that Elaine Zahnd, a sociologist at the Public Health Institute, partnered with the University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Health Policy Research in conducting the California Health Interview Survey, which found almost 4 million adults in California reported being a victim of physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner.

Emerging corn, rice and oats are well ahead of their 5-year historic averages, The U. S. Department of Agriculture has said.

19 percent of the corn acres show emerging sprouts, as compared with a historic average of 9 percent for this time of year, with 68 percent of the corn planting done.

It has been reported that General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Germany's MTU are teaming up to compete for the U. S. Army's much-vaunted ground combat vehicle.

A senior managing engineer was being sought to coordinate the team that would also include Land Systems, as suggested by a job listing published by national media.

Lockheed was designated as the builder of the vehicle turret but neither of the companies involved in the project confirmed the intended team-up.

Sales rose 6.4 percent overall in April from March, but four brands saw 19.7 percent increases, U. S. automotive giant General Motors Co. said on Monday.

According to GM, total vehicles sales were at 183,091 for the month. Sales are sharply higher for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac, four brands that have seen sales jump 31 percent from year-to-date this year compared to last.