Calcium combats colon cancer
Moderate daily consumption of around 700mg of calcium could be effective in fighting colon cancer, according to a recent study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.
Archives for March 20, 2002
Relora helps cut obesity, study says
Relora, a natural ingredient produced by Next Pharmaceuticals, has been shown clinically to significantly alter the hormone levels associated with stress-induced obesity, the company claims.
Forbes says no to Reducol
Forbes Medi-Tech has said it will not exercise its right to buy back the licensing and distribution rights to Reducol, the cholesterol-lowering ingredient from Novartis.
Reliv International returns to the black
Reliv International returned to profitability in 2001, despite a decline in overall sales, as restructuring measures announced a year earlier began to take effect.
Weight loss supplement linked to liver failure
A dietary supplement which claims to be an effective weight loss agent has been linked to severe liver damage in seven healthy people, according to research published in the US Annals of Internal Medicine this week.
Benefiber: the answer to fibre shortfall?
Most Americans consume only half of the 25-35g recommended daily allowance (RDA) of dietary fibre, according to recent statistics from the American Diabetic Association. Benefiber, a new easy-to-swallow product from Novartis Consumer Health, could...
US watchdog calls for ban on Abbot diet drug
Consumer advocacy group Public Citizen on Tuesday asked US regulators to ban Abbott Laboratories' diet drug Meridia, linking the anti-obesity medicine to several deaths in the United States and Europe.
FDA seeks public comment on dietary ingredient information
The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has called for public comment on the proposed collection of information regarding new dietary supplements.
Irish group warns of danger of energy drink, alcohol mix
Red Bull and vodka is a popular drink in many British and Irish bars, but its popularity could be dampened by a recent warning that the energy drink, and others like it, should not be drunk with alcohol.