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A chemical isolated from a weed that grows in the western United States kills the cells of an aggressive brain cancer that affects some children, researchers at John Hopkins have found. Further developments could however be hindered by problems...
Canadian company Forbes Medi -Tech yesterday reported profitable second quarter and first half results, making significant improvements on losses reported last year. The good news was a result of the one-time C$6.1 million gain from the purchase of...
An independent committee of experts set up to advise Britain's Food Standards Agency yesterday issued a consultation document on the maximum levels of vitamins and minerals that are safe to consume. The supplement industry said it backed the move.
A low-fat, high-fibre diet rich in fruit and vegetables has no preventive effect on prostate cancer, according to a study by researchers at the US-based Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. However the team point out the study's limitations and...
Danish oils and fats company Aarhus Oliefabrik reported a drop in operating income to DKK93m (€12.5m) for the first six months of 2002, down from DKK 125m (€16.8m) for the same period last year, but still saw a slight improvement in profit.
Anglo-Dutch consumer products group Unilever said today it would sell its edible oils unit Loders Croklaan Group to Malaysia's IOI Corporation for €217 million in cash.
Pomegranate producer, Pom Wonderful, claims that its brand of pomegranate juice has higher free radical scavenging activity, and greater polyphenol content than red wine, cranberry juice and green tea.