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Taking supplements of melatonin, used to combat insomnia or jet lag, could pose health risks for people with asthma say researchers in the US. Higher levels of melatonin are associated with an overnight loss of lung function in asthma patients.
Leading Irish drinks group Cantrell & Cochrane has launched its first functional beverage, an isotonic sports drink aimed at Irish athletes and backed by a marketing budget of €1 million.
Chemicals from cranberries could be used to help recovery from stroke, particularly in its earliest stages when the most severe damage occurs, said researchers at a US scientific meeting yesterday.
Canadian biotech firm Forbes Medi-Tech announced today it has raised US$4.65 million by way of a private placement, providing the company with the necessary resources to 'expand its pharmaceutical pipeline and continue development of its...
Roche Vitamins is to close its Nutley, New Jersey-based vitamin E production facility ahead of schedule, to ease pressure from current weak vitamin prices. Production of the vitamin will be moved to a new state-of-the-art facility to open in...
Chemicals from cranberries could be used to help recovery from stroke, particularly in its earliest stages when the most severe damage occurs, said researchers at an American Chemical Society meeting yesterday.
Natural Products Expo East organisers say last weekend's show broke all previous attendance records, with an unprecedented diversity reflecting the changing demographics of natural product fans to include the mainstream consumer.
Researchers in the US are developing a new cream composed of compounds found in tea, which they claim will help fight skin cancer, while in Japan, tea is being studied for its potential to fight fat.
The chief executive of major Swiss food group Nestlé has defended his firm's often-cited focus on nutrition in a recent interview, despite what looks like much bigger investment in confectionery and convenience foods.
Paprika, used as a food colourant and flavour enhancer throughout the world, has attracted the focus of regional economic initiatives, governments and agribusiness from South Africa to Zambia. In Zambia, family agribusiness Bimzi has organised 3000...
Mutual funds investing in health and biotechnology stocks have provided little shelter from the bear market this year. Managers of these funds say an aging population underpins demand for health care products and services and the long term outlook is...
On the eve of the 5th WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancún, the Confederation of the food and drink industries of the EU, the voice of the €600 billion European food and drink industry, urges WTO members to come to a balanced framework agreement on...
Early results on a new topical cream containing compounds found in tea suggest that it could soon be used to help fight skin cancer, the most common type of cancer in the United States.