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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the charitable organisation set up by the founder of the giant Microsoft computer empire, has given $20 million to a team of researchers investigating whether Carraguard, a red algae gel, can effectively reductive...
A compound found in certain foods may be a cause of testicular cancer in young men, according to new research published in this month's Cancer Causes and Control journal.
Europe's third-largest drugmaker Novartis AG will sell its nutritional foods unit, which makes products such as Ovaltine chocolate and Isostar drinks, to focus on developing new medicines, reports Bloomberg.
Despite a government keen to promote organic farming, Britain's organic farmers are already making a loss. Dairy farmers in England are being forced to sell organic milk as cheaper "ordinary" milk because demand is so low, reported The Telegraph...
A combination of vitamins C and E and betacarotene can help speed up the death of lung cancer cells, according to new research by scientists in India. A study conducted at New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical sciences showed that the combination...
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has received a settlement of $30,000 from Robert Waitkus, a businessman running an illegal pyramid operation selling unlicenced dietary supplements.