Many nutritionists are unqualified fakes who could be putting
individuals at significant risk, according to a report in the UK's
Sunday Times newspaper.
In the wake of the terrorist attacks in the US on 11 September and
the subsequent anthrax attacks, a number of Internet sites have
begun offering remedies for anthrax and other bioterrorism threats.
However, almost all of these sites...
Cancer is one of the biggest killers in India, but its effects can
be held at bay by a simple change of diet, according to one of the
country's leading cancer experts.
In a bid to curb the growing number of fraudulent claims, Standards
New Zealand is to release a draft standard defining the organic
food category. The draft will be published in May with the final
definition expected by December.
African-Americans suffering from diabetes should add lipid-lowering
drugs to their regimen, according to a study reported by members of
a research consortium in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Indian government has been accused of causing the deaths of
more than 20 children last year by wrongly administering doses of
vitamin A in a UNICEF-backed anti-blindness campaign.
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center in
the US are looking for volunteers to take part in a study to
determine whether prostate cancer can be effectively treated by
selenium and vitamin E.
Many food products intended for children in the UK are so
nutritionally poor that they should be forced to carry health
warnings, according to new report from organic food pioneer Lizzie
Vann.
Cyanotech, the producer of microalgae-based natural products, has
formed a Japanese unit, Cyanotech Japan, which will allow the
company to economise on shipping, provide more timely delivery to
customers and allow customers to conduct...
The potential risks of using popular pick-me-up ephedra or Ma Huang
were highlighted again recently in a speech by Dr Richard A. Cytryn
of the New Jersey Chapter of the American College of Cardiology
(NJ-ACC).
