More support that lignans may cut breast cancer risk
High intake of lignans from the diet could reduce the risk of breast cancer by almost 30 per cent, suggests a new epidemiological study from France.
Archives for March 22, 2007
AHPA urges dietary supplements for underprivileged
The American Herbal Products Association is backing two bills introduced to Congress to expand the use of food stamps to include nutritional supplements, as well to provide tax breaks for some products.
FDA's cloned food risk assessment flawed, claims review
The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) risk assessment on meat and milk from cloned animals is based on "flawed assumptions and misrepresented findings", according to an independent review released yesterday.
Berkem builds science to support anti-stress ingredient
France-based Berkem is building the science behind their ingredients, with results from a double-blind placebo-controlled study for their lemon balm extract showing efficiency for the developing anti-psychological stress market.
NIH launches creatine-Parkinson's clinical trial
The NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is launching a large-scale clinical trial to assess whether the ingredient creatine can slow the progression of Parkinson's disease.