Archives for December 23, 2003

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Higher lycopene levels halve heart disease risk in women

Women who eat tomato products regularly may be at lower risk of heart disease, suggests a new study that has linked higher blood levels of the tomato compound lycopene to reduced risk of the chronic disease in women subjects.

Degussa sells share in salt operations

German chemicals group Degussa said today it has sold its remaining 49-per cent share in Sudsalz to SWS-Alpensalz, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke (SWS), based in Heilbronn, Germany. The divestment is part of Degussa's strategy...

DSM sheds jobs in Germany

DSM's new vitamins unit is to cut nearly 300 jobs in Germany as part of a major restructuring drive designed to integrate the former Roche business.

Obesity link to prostate cancer?

Obese men with prostate cancer are more likely to have aggressive tumors and to experience cancer recurrence after surgery compared to men of normal weight or those who are overweight but not obese, according to two new studies.

Could broccoli consumption prevent prostate cancer?

A researcher at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study prostate cancer prevention by phytochemicals found in broccoli.

Carbolite enters UK market

A range of low-carb chocolate bars is the latest US import hoping to benefit from the popularity of the Atkins diet among the UK's diet-obsessed consumers.