Eye health company Bausch & Lomb has filed a lawsuit against
Inverness Medical Innovations for alleged infringement of its
patent rights to the antioxidant and mineral formula contained in
its Ocuvite PreserVision supplements.
Martek Biosciences continued to bend a steep growth curve in 1Q
2005, racking up operating profit of $11.1 million - a 363 percent
increase on the prior year period. But instead of resting on its
laurels and watching the cash roll...
The number two vitamin maker BASF yesterday reported strong
earnings increases across the board although vitamin prices
continue to eat into profits at its fine chemicals unit, reports
Dominique Patton.
The market for tryptophan supplements is set to expand in the UK if
proposed changes to current laws on the amino acid go ahead,
writes Dominique Patton.
Last week General Mills (GM) announced the launch of Wheaties and
Total multivitamins. Jess Halliday asks whether the cereal
brands are strong enough to secure a foothold in an already mature
marketplace. If so will they encourage...
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has tapped Steven
Mister, currently director of government affairs at the National
Association of Professional Employer Organizations, as its new
president and CEO upon the retirement of...
Regular use of high performance sports drinks could lead to
troubling levels of tooth erosion, opening the door for the
development of low-corrosive alternatives, said scientists at the
University of Birmingham, UK yesterday.
Scientists in the US believe they may have found a new type of
diabetes after discovering that insulin and its related proteins
are produced in the brain and that reduced levels of both
contribute to Alzheimer's.
Not enough is known about complementary and alternative medicines
(CAM) given to children to help alleviate the symptoms of common
ailments, warn researchers who have reviewed clinical studies into
the effects of herbals in children...
Further support for the action of omega-3 fatty acids on
inflammatory conditions comes from new research on lipids in humans
that are triggered by aspirin, as well as fish oil.
Scant evidence supports increased consumption of dairy products to
promote children's bone health, claim researchers in a review of
almost 40 studies investigating milk's benefit to bones.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has
thrown out a $4.1 million jury award against Metabolife, the
embattled former producer of ephedra-based Metabolife 356, ruling
that insufficient scientific evidence was...
US-based PharmaNutrients has developed a digylceride form of the
fatty acid CLA, which it says could offer enhanced fat loss through
an additional mechanism, reports Dominique Patton.
Spanish olive oil R&D firm Genosa I+D has gained regional
government backing for its novel function food ingredients, which
look set to boost the olive oil sector as it copes with changes to
EU funding.
A new report suggests that Americans are waking up to the health
benefits of cultured dairy products - and in particular probiotic
shots - as part of the wider trend towards functional foods,
reports Jess Halliday.
Dynamic Health Products has announced its intention to purchase
sports nutrition and performance drink distributor Dynamic
Marketing, Inc (DMI) - the company's third strategic acquisition in
five months.
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has turned to the
National Organics Standards Board (NOSB) to garner support for its
campaign to allow organic dietary supplements to be labeled as such
under the 1990 Organic Foods...
An 85-year-old specimen of black cohosh root still contained most
of the chemical compounds believed to help reduce hot flushes and
other menopause symptoms when analysed in a recent study, writes
Dominique Patton.
Health Sciences Group is planning to commercialize hydrocolloid
sponges for use in functional food products following its $0.9
million acquisition of the patented production process, reports
Jess Halliday.
Indian glucosamine supplier Pharmed Medicare started production at
a new facility near Banaglore last week, adding a further 500 tons
in yearly capacity for the firm, reports Dominique Patton.
UK-based Micap has bought the German microencapsulation firm Rendel
& Scherer for around €1 million in a bid to grow its sales in a
new market, reports Dominique Patton.
Researchers at the University of Ulm in Germany have received
encouraging results from a study into the potential for GliSODin
supplementation to protect against oxidative DNA damage related to
ischemia-reperfusion, an injury caused...
Canadian biotech firm Forbes Medi-Tech said this week that it has
gained European approval to market its cholesterol-lowering
ingredient Reducol in seven new food applications.
A solid business plan and an international outlook has delivered
another set of bumper full year results for Reliv International,
with operating profit up 21.8 percent to $8.98 million from $7.37
million in 2003 and a 26 percent increase...
Giving high dose vitamin D supplements to elderly housebound people
should be seriously considered as a means of preventing falls and
fractures, writes a consultant in this week's BMJ.
Parallel to growing demand from food makers for a diversified, and
competitively priced, range of functional soy protein concentrates,
Israeli player Solbar aims to meet these needs with the extension
of its Solcon platform, the firm...
Irish dairy ingredients supplier Glanbia said yesterday that it has
completed restructuring of the group and is ready to reap greater
profits from its ingredients, reports Dominique Patton.
High blood levels of either alpha-tocopherol or gamma-tocopherol,
both forms of vitamin E, appeared to halve the risk of prostate
cancer in a new analysis of the ATBC trial, which supports earlier
results showing that the vitamin...
Studies investigating strawberries' potential to help prevent
cardiovascular disease (CVD), certain types of cancer and
age-related decline in cognitive function have delivered promising
preliminary data, according to the California...
Antibioticos subsidiary Vitatene has signed an exclusive
distribution agreement with B&D Nutritional Ingredients, which
will make its natural beta carotene ingredients available to food
and supplement formulators in the United...
Taking supplements of folate and vitamin B12 appears to reduce the
risk of hip fracture in elderly patients following a stroke,
according to Japanese research.
Scientists carrying out meta analysis of research into the effects
of exogenous melatonin have concluded that supplements can help
improve sleep quality, decreasing sleep onset latency and
increasing sleep efficiency and total sleep...
An apple a day may help stave off breast cancer, shows an animal
study, thought to be the first to look at the effects of apples on
cancer prevention in animals, reports Dominique Patton.
A new Norwegian company is investing in new studies to support the
entry of a novel form of the K vitamin to the European market,
writes Dominique Patton.
Ambitious Irish ingredients and flavours firm Kerry sees costs
rising for the year and sales inching up by just over 1 per cent
for 2004, the company reports today.
Burcon Nutrascience Corporation saw its losses increase to $637,306
in the third quarter 2004, during which carried out additional
research into the extraction and production of canola proteins
Puratein and Supertein.
Diabetes prevention efforts are worth every cent, say researchers
in the first study to weigh up the costs in preventing the disease
with the future costs of treatment.
Novogen is blaming lower US sales of its red clover-based
supplements in the first six months of 2004 on consumer confusion
due to the conflicting publicity regarding the safety and efficacy
of HRT and natural menopause products.
An Oregon vineyard has received what is thought to be the first
federal government approval to label its wines' resveratrol
content, an antioxidant produced by grapes to fight fungi and
believed to reduce the risk of heart disease...
Missing breakfast has been shown to raise cholesterol levels and
reduce the body's response to insulin in a small study that raises
concern for the increasing numbers of people that skip the first
meal of the day.
The FDA says it has seized $13,500 worth of dietary supplements
either containing or claiming to contain banned ephedrine alkaloids
from Pennsylvania company ATF Fitness Products.
Degussa is expanding its line of soy-derived phosphatidylserine
(PS) products to push for greater use of the brain health
supplement in foods, reports Dominique Patton.
Dutch clinical and infant nutrition group Royal Numico has signed
an agreement to acquire Mellin, a leading Italian baby food
company, from the Findim group, for €400 million in cash and
shares.
Poor prenatal nutrition permanently damages the function of
insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, which could explain why
babies that weigh less at birth are at higher risk of diabetes, say
researchers.
Calcium could reduce body weight by binding fat in the intestine
and increasing its excretion from the body, say Danish researchers,
who have provided the first clinical evidence to support a
mechanism for the weight loss effect of...
A new study suggests that cetylated fatty acid may help improve
general health of osteoarthritis sufferers by improving their
exercise trainability, thanks to improved balance and pain relief.