Daily consumption of a probiotic yogurt may decrease symptoms of the common cold and improve immune parameters in healthy people, says a new study from Japan’s Megmilk Snow Brand.
Chinese researchers linked probiotic supplementation to fewer incidence of flu-like symptoms in new study, building the science backing probiotics’ benefits to the upper respiratory tract.
A proprietary mixture of two probiotic strains developed by Swedish company Probi AB may help people catch fewer winter colds. Details of the study will be revealed in a webinar on March 1st.
Very high doses of vitamin C could reduce the duration of common cold, finds a review of previous clinical data that calls for new trials to help find ‘optimum dosing’.
Supplementation with a standardized elderberry extract may reduce the duration and symptoms of the common cold for air travelers, report scientists from Griffith University in Australia.
A recent online article that labeled the science backing probiotics as “shaky” was criticized by the International Proibiotics Association as lacking context and a basic understanding of the industry and the evidence behind it.
The world’s biggest clinical study on the immune effects of probiotics has found that the L. casei 431 strain could reduce the duration of symptoms from the common cold and flu – though no differences were found in the incidence or severity of illness.
High dose zinc lozenges may be beneficial in reducing the duration of common cold symptoms – but a lack of high dose lozenges on the market mean these benefits remain out of consumers’ reach, according to a new meta-analysis.
Daily consumption of supplements containing extracts from French maritime pine bark may shorten the duration of the common cold and reduces the severity of sore throat, congestion, headache, coughing and sneezing, says a new study from Italy.
Daily supplements of vitamin C may offer ‘modest benefits’ for boosting the weekly activity levels, and reduce the incidence of the common cold for young men, says a new study.
A combination supplement containing zinc, vitamin C and Pycnogenol, an extract from French Maritime Pine bark, may be effective in shortening duration of the common cold and lessening the seven ‘pillar’ symptoms, including runny nose, nasal obstruction,...
Daily supplements of vitamin C may reduce the risk of developing common cold for marathon runners by 50%, but there is little evidence that it helps the rest of us, says a new Cochrane review.
Consumer concerns about drug resistance, promising market data and interest from the industry in established, ‘safe’ ingredients with EFSA-approved claims are behind Frutarom’s decision to roll out a range of ingredients addressing immune health.
Probiotic academics and industry members say there is little new in the gut and immune health claim guidance final draft published this week by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Concentrated fruit and veg juice in supplement form may reduce common cold symptoms in individuals who regularly come into contact with patients, indicates a new study from Germany.
A juice containing of green tea, grape seed and grape skin extract and shiitake mushroom may reduce the incidence of common cold, says a new study from Germany.
Nutrients such as vitamin C, zinc, selenium and probiotics won’t help ward off or treat common colds and flus, according to a scientific review conducted in the latest issue of the British Nutrition Foundation journal.
An ingredients manufacture said it is seeking additional information from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) as to how it should proceed in terms of further studies following a rejection of its immune boosting claims for a beverage compound.
A daily supplement of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains may reduce the incidence of cold and 'flu-like symptoms in children by 50 per cent, says a new study from Danisco.
Probi, a Swedish probiotic specialist and major functional dairy, Skånemejerier, are teaming up to debut a probiotic beverage to complement a probiotic juice, ProViva, they have had on-market since 1994.
NutraIngredient’s Snack Size Science brings you the week's top science. This week we look at the potential of vitamin D to prime the immune system and offer protection against colds and the flu: A ray of scientific sunshine on a dark winter day.
People who are turning to complementary healthcare - including
green teas and echinacea - are set to spend £191m in Britain this
year alone, according to a new report.
A review of 30 studies has concluded that a daily vitamin C
supplement does not offer protection from common colds, adding to
the ongoing debate about the vitamin efficacy on colds.
Taking a high-dose vitamin C supplement everyday reduced the number
of colds experienced by people in a Japanese trial, although intake
of the vitamin appeared to have no impact on the severity or
duration.
Echinacea's reputation for chasing off the common cold has made it
one of the most widely used herbal products on the market, but a
study published today casts doubt on its efficacy. Jess
Halliday discusses the merits and shortfalls...
A recently published article suggests that consumer enthusiasm for
taking vitamin C as a treatment for the common cold may be
unjustified, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Canada based CV Technologies (CVT) has entered into a distribution
agreement with Extended Care Pharmacy (ECP) to sell its natural
cold-fighting product in the US.
The shortage of flu vaccine has forced millions of Americans to
seek alternatives and the supplements industry has not been slow in
coming forward with suggestions.The American Botanical Council
suggests some herbals that manufacturers...
The benefits of using zinc products to fight the common cold are
highlighted in this month's issue of the Journal of the American
Pharmacists Association, though the author believes that more
research is still needed.
Echinacea supplements, one of the most popular herbal remedies in
the US, which is taken to treat the common cold, do not meet
quality standards according to researchers whose findings prove how
dietary supplements differ in their...
Swiss flavours and extracts manufacturer Emil Flachsmann is
introducing EFLA Trees of Life, a line of plant-based extracts
designed especially for the dairy industry to provide a functional
twist.
A homeopathic cold remedy derived from zinc significantly reduces
the severity and duration of common cold symptoms, even when
treatment is started as late as the second day of illness, finds a
new study.
Echinacea, currently one of the most popular herbal remedies in
Europe, taken to treat the common cold, had no effect when tested
on a small group of students with colds, report researchers in the
US.
A survey published in Advances in Therapy indicates that
Ester-C vitamin supplements may reduce the severity of symptoms and
shorten the duration of the common cold.
The US Patent Office has awarded a new patent for Zicam Cold Remedy
to Gum Tech International, protecting the product's formula and
method of use until 2018.
US company Improvita Health Products, Inc. announced recently the
completion of a double-blind scientific pilot study on its cold
cure product fortified with chelated zinc.
