Disease

Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe

Ismail says omega-3s industry needs to take high road when it comes to bad press

08-Jun-2015 By Hank Schultz

An article in late March in The New York Times called the efficacy of omega-3s into question, citing a number of older equivocal studies.  Rather than get down into the trenches on this one, a leading spokesperson in the field said it’s time for the industry...

Genetic testing & personalization: 23andMe works it way back with new premarket notification

27-Jun-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

The US Food and Drug agency has accepted for review a premarket notification report from 23andMe, seven months after its genetic testing operations were shut down by the FDA.

High alpha-carotene levels linked to longer life: Study

23-Nov-2010 By Nathan Gray

High blood levels of the carotenoid alpha-carotene may reduce the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, and all other causes by up to 39 percent, suggest results from a 14 year study.

Folate may protect against ovarian cancer too

16-Mar-2004

A high dietary folate intake may play a role in reducing the risk
of ovarian cancer, especially among women who consume alcohol,
report Swedish researchers.

Heart disease: kills twice as many women as cancers

29-Sep-2003

Women need to take urgent action to reduce their risk of heart
disease, said the World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday, as it
revealed study results to show that heart disease is a bigger
killer of women than cancer.

Heart healthy gravy

21-Aug-2003

Road's End Organics, the US manufacturer of organic dairy-free
Chreese products, introduces three cholesterol- and gluten-free
gravy mixes onto the market.

Fruit antioxidants shown to lower cancer risk

25-Jun-2003

Adequate intake of antioxidant vitamins and minerals appears to
significantly reduce the risk of cancers and mortality among men,
report researchers from the French health and medical institute
Inserm.

Calorie restriction shows further disease-fighting potential

11-Feb-2003

Cutting the number of meals and calorie intake can not only prolong
life span in animals but may also be able to delay the onset of
Huntington's disease, suggest US researchers this week.

Modern science examines age-old remedy

15-Oct-2002

A new European-funded study is underway in the Netherlands to
improve understanding of the role of garlic in the diet and its
potential ability to prevent cancer and cardiovascular disease.

ADM adds to patents file

02-Aug-2002

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has been awarded three US patents for
the use of concentrated isoflavones combined with other
phytochemicals to treat blood-related diseases, cancer and
menopausal symptoms.