Extended roll-out for Pulse supplements
Pulse Nutrition Solutions, a subsidiary of healthcare group Baxter International, is expanding distribution of its Pulse water and nutrients supplements in 34 additional states across the United States.
Archives for October 7, 2002
Novartis sells food and beverage unit to ABF
Associated British Foods is to buy the food and beverage unit of Swiss healthcare giant Novartis for €272.5 million, the company said today. The sale, which includes the Ovaltine drink, is part of the company's drive to focus on pharmaceuticals.
SCOLR trial supports novel drug delivery method
Washington-based biopharmaceutical company SCOLR has said that it has completed a biotrial providing Proof of Concept for its Self Correcting Oral Linear Release drug delivery systems in human subjects.
Healthy chocolate range from SoBe
HVC Lizard Chocolate has joined up with PepsiCo subsidiary South Beach Beverage Company to develop a range of 'good-for-you' chocolate bars with added taurine, ginseng and guarana to boost energy levels.
FDA cautions Yellow Jackets provider
The US Food and Drug Administration announced this week that it has issued a 'cyber letter' to the operator of an Internet website that was selling Yellow Jackets, an herbal product, as an alternative to illicit street drugs.
Raisins - the new sports supplement?
Early results from a new study show that adults who eat raisins prior to and during intense workouts may modulate their levels of oxidative DNA stress.
Nellson Nutraceutical bought by investment firm
US investment company Fremont Partners has bought Nellson Nutraceutical, the California-based maker of functional bars and powders, from Artal Luxembourg. The company did not specify the sum paid for the acquisition.