News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
The number two vitamin maker BASF yesterday reported strong earnings increases across the board although vitamin prices continue to eat into profits at its fine chemicals unit, reports Dominique Patton.
Eye health company Bausch & Lomb has filed a lawsuit against Inverness Medical Innovations for alleged infringement of its patent rights to the antioxidant and mineral formula contained in its Ocuvite PreserVision supplements.
The market for tryptophan supplements is set to expand in the UK if proposed changes to current laws on the amino acid go ahead, writes Dominique Patton.
Demand for vitamins and minerals in developing countries is being boosted by UN-backed funding for flour fortification that seeks to eliminate common nutrient deficiencies.
New company Chrysantis' plan to bring to market proprietary marigold extracts with a high natural zeaxanthin content could give eye health product formulators a new tool to help combat age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), reports Jess Halliday.
A diet rich in tomatoes and products with high lycopene content may help reduce pancreatic cancer risk, conclude the Canadian authors of a new study.
Martek Biosciences continued to bend a steep growth curve in 1Q 2005, racking up operating profit of $11.1 million - a 363 percent increase on the prior year period. But instead of resting on its laurels and watching the cash roll in, the Columbia,...