Diabetic products from Hi Tech
The health care products division of the US-based Hi-Tech Pharmacal Company has launched three new products aimed at the diabetic market.
Archives for June 25, 2002
Roche Vitamins opens SA plant
Roche Vitamins, a unit of the Swiss pharmaceutical group, has opened a new production facility in South Africa which will manufacture vitamin premixes for the food industry and help reduce the levels of malnutrition in many African countries.
US supplement confidence remains high, despite downturn
A new report shows that consumer confidence in the health benefits of vitamin and mineral supplements remains high, good news for companies affected by the short-term downturn in the market.
Vitamin E to fight Alzheimer's
Vitamin E could play a key part in fighting Alzheimer's disease, according to a recent study of the effects of various antioxidants. However, the research also showed that vitamin E supplements had no significant effect on the onset of the disease.
Forbes reaches agreement with Novartis
After months of negotiations, Canadian nutraceutical products maker Forbes Medi-Tech has finally reached an agreement with Swiss group Novartis Consumer Health over the future of the Reducol cholesterol-lowering ingredient.
Eating greens can keep offenders on the straight and narrow
Researchers from the University of Surrey in the UK have suggested a novel method of reducing the number of offences committed by young offenders - feed them fresh vegetables.