Naturally Vitamins has launched a new generation of natural
treatments for erectile disorder (ED) which are designed to offer
men a wider range of options than are currently available.
The North American Millers' Association (NAMA) has issued a public
service announcement about the benefits of bread and pasta for
women of childbearing age.
A group of Canadian organic farmers launched a lawsuit against
biotech giants Monsanto Co. and Aventis SA on Thursday seeking
compensation for damages caused by genetically modified canola they
say is blowing into their fields.
France's Agency for the Safety of Health Products (AFSSAPS) has
suspended the sale of products and preparations containing kava, a
medicinal plant from the islands in the Southern Pacific known for
its sedative and hypnotic properties.
People, particularly young children, the elderly and those with
weak immune systems, should avoid eating raw sprouts because the
crunchy, protein-packed foods could cause salmonella and other
possibly fatal infections, U.S. federal...
Organic food promoter the Soil Association has refuted claims made
in a recent survey by Mintel that consumers are becoming
increasingly cynical about the safety of organic food
General Nutrition Companies (GNC) has added two new products its
Scan-Diet range of weight loss products - Scan-Diet Bars and
Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Shakes.
Vitamin A supplements given to children can significantly improve
growth rates which might normally be stunted by disease, according
to recent research carried out in Africa.
Nutrition 21, a leading developer and marketer of clinically proven
nutritional products, has been granted a patent by the United
States Patent and Trademark Office for the use of chromium
picolinate in high doses to stabilise blood...
Chromium picolinate has been shown to mutate Chinese hamster ovary
cells, leading Diane Stearns, Ph.D., and her colleagues at Northern
Arizona University to conclude that the supplement may have
carcinogenic properties in humans
In a recent study published in the American Journal of Respiratory
and Critical Care Medicine, researchers from London's King's
College reported that individuals who ate at least two apples per
week were between 22 and 32...
The increasing popularity and use of nutritional supplements has
put a greater demand on conventional physicians to provide insight
into their appropriate use. A recent review article in the New
England Journal of Medicine explored...
According to recent US reports, the incidence of obesity has
doubled in America since 1980, while costs attributed to overweight
and obesity surpassed $117 billion annually
Naturade Inc., a leading US marketer of soy protein products under
the Naturade Total Soy brand name, received $2.5 million of capital
from Westgate Equity Partners of St. Louis.
In a pilot study twenty patients were switched over from
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapies to the Boswellia
Serrata Extract (BSE) of Salki Guggul...