Vitamin B12 may also prevent birth defects
Mothers with low levels of vitamin B12 in their blood may be at increased risk of having a child with the birth defect spina bifida, Dutch researchers report.
Archives for August 18, 2004
Phytopharm looks for Nasdaq listing in key market
UK drug developer Phytopharm has taken steps to list on the Nasdaq in the US, a market expected to offer considerable investor interest in its appetite-suppressing compound and other plant-derived drugs.
EFSA risk opinion on jelly mini-cup additives could equate to full ban
Europe's food safety body has concluded that jelly mini-cups made with a range of food additives derived from seaweed and certain gums, from xanthan gum to calcium alginate, could constitute a choking risk, reports Lindsey Partos.
Number two vit B1 firm to change hands?
Genex Pharmaceutical has unveiled a plan to buy fellow Chinese company Tianjin Zhongjin Pharmaceutical, one of the world's largest producers of vitamin B1.
Tomato juice appears to thin blood in diabetics
Drinking tomato juice everday reduced the blood's clotting ability in people with type 2 diabetes, report Australian researchers this week.
USDA opens public debate today on food pyramid
Today the US government will host a public meeting for feedback on imminent changes to the food guide pyramid while the food industry's largest association continues to say that the 'shape' of the pyramid does not need to change.