People who are turning to complementary healthcare - including
green teas and echinacea - are set to spend £191m in Britain this
year alone, according to a new report.
Canadian supplier Advitech has announced it is taking its psoriasis
product Dermylex to France and Belgium through a distribution
agreement with a pharmaceutical corporation, Iprad Santé S.A.
ReGen and Metagenics are preparing for the launch of Colostrinin
with the presentation of data on the nutraceutical's potential for
cognitive function before a group that could be instrumental in its
success - natural health...
In a case that furthers the polemic surrounding regulatory
structure of the dietary industry, the American Herbal Products
Association (AHPA) has issued comments to the US Food & Drug
Administration (FDA) urging the agency to...
As part of its push towards condition-specific and
scientifically-backed finished products, Nutrition 21 has announced
the formation of a scientific advisory board.
Danisco has developed a new formulation of probiotics called Howaru
Protect, specifically targeted to reducing cold and 'flu symptoms,
and is exploring its use by the food, supplements and
pharmaceutical industries.
Naturex is strengthening its presence on the European plant extract
scene with the acquisition of Italy's Hammer Pharma for €10m - a
move that also marks in earnest its entry to the world of
pharmaceutical ingredients.
Swedish biotech BioGaia has signed a new agreement with Ewopharma
to distribute its probiotic drops and tablets in a number of new
markets in Central Eastern Europe.
A study into the use of complementary and alternative medicine
(CAM) to alleviate insomnia may provide supplement-makers with
useful data on consumers who may use their products, and serve as a
basis for future research on their effectiveness.
ReGen Therapeutics has raised £1.1m through a share placement to
boost commercialisation of its Colostrinin nutraceutical for
cognitive decline and help fund pharmaceutical development.
This week's warnings on the black cohosh and potential liver damage
may be the first time many general practitioners have heard of the
herbal, says complementary health expert, underscoring the need for
doctors to be aware of...
The UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
is introducing warnings labels for black cohosh products on
potential liver damage, following reports from two committees that
have reviewed the safety data...
A study of older people's use of complementary and alternative
medicine (CAM) to manage anxiety or depression indicates that the
over 65s may represent a large potential market for makers of
supplements and non-vitamin natural...
France-based Laboratoires Pierre Fabre has announced an agreement
with Canadian bioresearcher Millenia Hope Biopharma (MHB), which
may yield new plant-based products for use by the nutraceuticals
industry.
Studies presented at the North American Research Conference on
Complementary and Integrative Medicine point to the medical
establishment's growing interest in alternative therapies -
counterbalancing recent denouncements against...
A letter sent by senior doctors in the UK to health care trusts
urging that NHS funds are spent only on evidence-based medicines
has sparked furious debate about the role of complementary and
alternative medicines (CAM) in the modern...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are to convene an
"impartial, independent" panel to review the available science
behind multivitamin/mineral (MVM) effectiveness and safety to help
consumers make informed choices.
Joint health ingredient LitoZin, derived from Danish rose hips, is
set to reach shelves in the US next month in the form of Blue
Spring Wellness' JointVital.
Advitech's psoriasis nutraceutical is set come to market next year,
as the Canadian biotech enters into its first marketing agreements:
Cothera is to market and distribute Dermylex in France, and further
announcements for the...
Horphag Research has signed its first contracts to supply the pine
bark extract Pycnogenol to Indian supplement makers and says the
market could soon be one of its biggest.
Functional food could present a solution to the crisis of chronic
diseases that is crippling health care systems across Europe, but
the emphasis should be on action over education, according to
Professor Hans-Ulrich Klõr of Universität...
Use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) by Americans
has come under the spotlight again as a new study shows that more
than 40 percent of users do not discuss CAM with their primary
healthcare provider. With physicians...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned
that the lower incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) amongst
moderate drinkers, compared with heavy- or non-drinkers, may be
attributable to factors other than...
Herbal medicines on the Australian market may need to be
reformulated after the government's decision this week to back a
wave of expert recommendations to tighten scrutiny of the
complementary medicines sector.
A new study suggests that DHEA supplements may be an effective
alternative to traditional anti-depressants for sufferers of
midlife-onset major or minor depression.
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.
Atrium Technologies has bolstered its presence in the North
American active ingredients and specialty chemicals sector by
completing its acquisition of privately-held Canadian company
MultiChem.
The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (IOM) has
called on Congress to amend the Dietary Supplement Health and
Education Act (DSHEA) and hold complementary and alternative
therapies to the same standard as conventional...
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is convening
a conference this week to assess the dangers of combining dietary
supplements with prescription blood-thinning medications - and
which may lead to scientific research...
Nutrition 21 said recently that the NIH would continue to fund
research into the benefits of chromium picolinate for sufferes of
diabetes. The company's CEO told NutraIngredientsUSA.com what this
means and her company's...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday released a new set of
guidelines for national health authorities on ways to increase the
output of information on alternative and complementary medicines
for consumers.
Women who often snack on nuts are less likely to go face surgery
for gallstone disease, a major source of morbidity in developed
countries, shows a new study.
Herbal companies looking for new products may not need to go far to
find new medicinal plants, according to a review, which finds that
weeds have produced more drugs and natural remedies than tropical
plants found in the rainforest.
More than one third of US adults use complementary and alternative
medicine, according to a new nationwide government survey, with
almost 20 per cent of these taking natural products, such as herbs
or other botanicals.
New figures published today reveal nearly half of young children
and almost a third of adolescents in the United States have used a
dietary supplement, potentially increasing the health risks that
have been associated with alternative...
Health Sciences Group - a US nutraceutical ingredients supplier -
has announced significant increases in revenue for 2003 despite a
further slide in net profit. The recent acquisition of Quality
Botanical Ingredients (QBI) contributed...
The growing use of dietary supplements has caused alarm in recent
months among the medical community who fear dangerous interactions
with prescription medicines. But a new study concludes that most
potential drug-supplement interactions...
A significant percentage of children recently diagnosed with autism
receive complementary or alternative medicine treatments, some of
which could be potentially harmful, writes a research team from the
US in a new study.
New Jersey-based Bradley Pharmaceuticals is to market a new
probiotic product, supplied by Danish probiotics leader Chr.
Hansen, to the North American physicians market.
Mounting scientific evidence for the therapeutic use of probiotics
suggests that these products should be incorporated into
conventional medical practices, concluded a recent meeting of
experts in probiotics.
Mounting scientific evidence for the therapeutic use of probiotics
suggests that these products should be incorporated into
conventional medical practices, concluded a recent meeting of
experts in probiotics.
Canada's Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) is backing a
project to research the use of herbal medicines by northern
Quebec's Cree nation to treat diabetes.
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists has released
medical guidelines on the clinical use of dietary supplements and
nutraceuticals, to better educate doctors about the risks and
benefits of natural products, it claims.
More than half the women participating in a trial in New Zealand
stopped taking HRT after last year's Women's Health study, report
researchers this week. Are natural supplements filling the gap?
Nutraceutical ingredients supplier Health Sciences Group is to push
forward patents for its new CoCare product line born from the
recent synergy with Quality Botanical Ingredients.
Mutual funds investing in health and biotechnology stocks have
provided little shelter from the bear market this year. Managers of
these funds say an aging population underpins demand for health
care products and services and the...
