Easy growth for Boehringer in tough times
German pharmaceutical and ingredients group Boehringer Ingelheim reported a healthy rise in profits for 2002 this week, with directors describing its current status as "extremely sound and robust".
Archives for April 9, 2003
Expo Asia rescheduled
The Natural Products Expo Asia event, scheduled for June at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, has been rescheduled for December as a result of the SARS outbreak.
Grape seed extract counters salt-hypertension
New findings suggest that a diet moderately high in grape seed extract can blunt salt-sensitive hypertension to the same extent as previous, potentially carcinogenic, treatments. A discovery which may be significant for the increasing number of women...
Assessing growth in the Irish functional food market
The Irish food board held a seminar last month to identify opportunities for food companies seeking a bigger role in the €40 billion functional foods market.
Dolisos launches milk peptide stress-reliever
French homeopathy specialist Dolisos is launching a milk protein-based supplement, designed to treat stress, into the UK market this month.
Folate necessary to fight cancer risk
Individuals who are susceptible to genetic damage and who do not eat enough dietary folate are almost three times as likely to develop bladder cancer as those who eat plenty of fruit and vegetables and who have efficient capacity to repair DNA damage,...
IFF's breath of fresh air for flavour industry
International Flavours & Fragrances is to launch CoolTek, a high-intensity cooling technology designed to add 'fun and originality' for a wide variety of products including food, beverages and even pharmaceutical products.
Green tea treatment appears to reduce heart disease risk factors
A derivative of the green tea leaf may help reduce risk factors for heart disease, including bad cholesterol and high blood pressure, researchers will report at an Experimental Biology meeting next week.
Herbal contaminated with Viagra ingredient
Ultra Health Laboratories and Bionate International are warning consumers not to purchase or consume a herbal product known as Vinarol, because it contains an unlabeled prescription drug ingredient, found in the drug Viagra.
Ephedra/caffeine mix explained?
A combination of caffeine and the herb ephedra alters cardiovascular response prior, during and after exercise, according to researchers who will report on a small study at an Experimental Biology meeting next week.