Moderate caffeine intake deemed safe for pregnant women
Despite previous warnings, the latest research suggests that pregnant women can maintain a moderate caffeine intake without raising the chances of low birth-weight.
Archives for March 18, 2002
Lonza sees sales rise with strong life sciences performance
Swiss fine chemical company, Lonza, this week reported an increase in 2001 group sales to CHF1,868 (€1,276m), up 9.7 per cent from the previous year.
US company claims new opioid painkillers show lack of dependance
Pain Therapeutics, a US-based medical research company, is to develop two new opioid painkillers, OxyTrex and MorViva, both of which it claims do not lead to the tolerance and dependance associated with other opioid painkillers.
American study finds many obese children risk onset of type 2 diabetes
Many obese children and adolescents have impaired glucosetolerance, a condition that often appears before thedevelopment of type 2 diabetes, according to researchersfrom the US.
Organic farmers target new consumer
Organic milk producers in the UK are to seek a new consumer sector with "a paler shade of green" to multiply their current one per cent share of the £3 billion (€4.85bn) annual milk market by five, reports The Scotsman.
Cartoon boosts healthy-eating habit in children
A cartoon which was created to encourage British children to eat more fruit and vegetables is to become the focus of a new Department of Health campaign, reports BBC Online.Trials have shown that the cartoon prompted a dramatic increase in children's...
Performance foods and drinks industry worth €12.5billion
A British study has found that the global market for performance foods and drinks is now worth in excess of $11billion (€12.5bn), and is dominated by drinks, which account for over 90 per cent of total sales.