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ConsumerLab.com, the independent tester of health and nutrition products, has signed an agreement with HealthGate Data Corporation, the publisher of The Natural Pharmacist, an electronic encyclopedia and database of supplements and herbs.
News that nutritional supplements such as vitamin E may be able to stop prostate cancer before it starts has been praised as "tremendously significant" by scientists, according to Foods for the Future.
A new herbal extract based on ginger and greater galangal has been launched by Enzymatic Therapy, which said the product could help ease join pain.
Many leading US hospitals are contracting fast food companies to provide their catering services, a move which sends a mixed message about healthy eating, researchers claim.
US-based supplement manufacturer Nature's Life has said it plans to introduce two new antioxidant formulas this month which it will market under its Full Spectrum brand.
A new report from the American Heart Association has called into question the efficacy of fat replacers such as olestra, at the same time as highlighting a number of serious side effects relating to vitamin and mineral absorption.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has responded to a request from the US Congress and drawn up a detailed analysis of the likely cost of implementing the Dietary Supplement Strategy 10-Year Plan, drawn up in January 2000 to ensure the...