Nutraceuticals firm Technical Sourcing said today that it has
acquired exclusive rights to an extensive portfolio of patents for
delivery of Adenosine 5'-Triphosphate (ATP). The deal could see
ATP's launch on the market...
Price competition in texturants put pressure on Danisco ingredients
results for the first quarter of 2003/2004 but flavours and a long,
hot summer went some way to boosting the underlying performance.
In marked contrast to its North American neighbors, the Canadian
government has helped form a Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA)
designed to help the emerging industry grow and expand into new
markets.
A new study showing a hefty increase in age-related eye disease
among older Americans in the last eight years, demonstrates further
the need for preventive approaches, such as eye health supplements.
A plant compound, extracted from the bark of an Asian tree, is to
be investigated for its preventive role in prostate cancer, thanks
to a two-year grant from NIH.
In an upbeat joint address at the Council for Responsible
Nutrition's thirtieth annual conference last week, chairman Byron
Johnson and president Annette Dickinson stressed the value of
science for health claims, the need to...
Antioxidant supplements, such as vitamin C tablets, could become
the new remedy for osteoporosis, say researchers in the UK, seeking
a replacement for HRT, known to prevent the bone-wasting disease in
women.
A patent battle has ended with a US court giving chemicals giant
DuPont the commercial rights for a patented gene that could one day
lead to healthier vegetable oils for food preparation, according to
reports in the US press.
Americans' knowledge of genetically modified foods remains low and
their opinions about its safety are just as divided as they were
two years ago, according to a new survey released last week by the
Pew Initiative on Food and...
Black tea extracts show promise as both topical and orally-active
inhibitors of inflammation, according to research from Rutgers
University to be presented at the Worldnutra conference in Las
Vegas this month.
An increase in children's consumption of soft drinks together with
a decline in that of milk may be the cause behind a marked increase
in forearm fractures in adolescents, suggests a new study.
Two of the supplement makers sued by St Louis-based ZeaVision
earlier this year have agreed to settle the patent infringement
claims, said the company, which is still pressing for damages from
another supplement firm and Roche Vitamins.
Balchem has revised its outlook for the third quarter, following
continued softness in the encapsulated and nutritional products
segment, said the firm yesterday.
An infant's diet, known to be important for early mental
development, may also play a significant role in the risk of mental
illness or criminal behavior in later life, suggests a new study.
After a heated tug of war with the board, the man who last year
took speciality chemicals company ISP private has abandoned efforts
to gain control of US chemicals company Hercules.
