People with depression appear to have lower levels of the vitamin E
alpha-tocopherol circulating in their bloodstream, report
researchers, who will investigate further whether vitamin E
supplements can help their symptoms.
The Grain Foods Foundation has launched a multi-million dollar
campaign to educate consumers in New York and Washington, DC on the
nutritional benefits of bread and other grain products.
Vitamin D's role in the development of cancer should get further
attention following the unexpected findings that sunlight may
benefit certain types of cancer.
More than a third of cancer patients in Europe use complementary
and alternative medicine (CAM), most often to increase their body's
ability to fight the disease, reveals the first Europe-wide study
of alternative medicine use.
The FDA has issued a new dietary guidance message on the health
benefits of beans, meaning that labels on bean cans and packets may
carry the words 'diets including beans may reduce your risk of
heart disease and certain cancers'.
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has filed comments
with the FDA aimed at helping it to tighten up the new dietary
ingredient (NDI) notification process required by the 1994 Dietary
Supplement Health and Education Act...
Minute Maid Premium Heart Wise, the Coca-Cola-owned orange juice
brand that can help reduce cholesterol levels, has teamed up with
WomenHeart to help raise awareness of cardiovascular disease in
women during American Heart Month.
As Royal Wessanen intensifies the restructuring program at its Tree
of Life North America (TOL NA) subsidiary, earlier attempts to turn
around the beleaguered company's fortunes may be coming to
fruition: it has recently signed...
Sabinsa Corporation has been making sure its manufacturing
processes are up to scratch in anticipation of new FDA requirements
by submitting its products for testing by public health and safety
company NSF International.
Trawling through the mounting investigations into the impact of
wine-drinking on heart health, Danish researchers confirm ongoing
findings that drinkers of wine benefit from its cardio-protective
effects, more so than those who drink...
Stricken Italian firm Parmalat, still being investigated for fraud,
has sold its loss-making North American Bakery Group to private
equity firm Catterton Partners, reports Chris Mercer.
A compound derived from a rare South American plant stops the
growth of human breast cancer cells in laboratory cultures, report
US scientists in a journal this month.
Wine drinkers gain more heart health benefits than those who drink
beer or other spirits, and may also live longer, finds a new
analysis of research into this area.