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Safety fears over Chinese herbal medicines increased this week after potentially toxic substances were found in a slimming remedy sold in the UK. Two people had to be treated for severe side-effects after taking a cocktail of remedies.
A diet rich in soy that reduced pain and swelling in rats could one day be used by humans to manage chronic pain in diseases such as cancer, according to recent research.
Dramatic growth in the nutraceuticals market is set to be the biggest driver in the development of the flavonoids and isoflavones markets in Europe in the next six years, according to a report by market analysts Frost and Sullivan.
The Minute Maid Company has introduced what it claims is the first national brand of vitamin D-fortified juice. Minute Maid vitamin D and calcium-fortified juices will be launched in the US in April, to a chilled orange juice market worth around $3.1...
Spectrum Organic Products, a US organic ingredients manufacturer, has reported a net operating cash flow of $705,000 (€798,000) for the fourth quarter of 2001, compared to a negative EBITDA of $108,000 for the previous year.
Higher cholesterol levels are not only bad for the heart and blood vessels, they increase the risk of cognitive impairment, the precursor to Alzheimer's disease, according to a study of elderly women by UCSF researchers.
Caffeine negates the effects of the controversial sports supplement, creatine, according to research carried out by scientists from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, in Belgium.
A Japanese medicinal mushroom extract, sold as a raw ingredient and used to strengthen the immune system, has won the Nutracon Best New Product of 2002 award, otherwise known as the NutraAward.