Canadians warned about BotanicLab herbal products
BotanicLab, already facing censure over its PC-SPES supplements, sees seven more herbal products withdrawn from sale in Canada for containing undeclared drugs.
Archives for June 24, 2002
New patent for OsteoPure
OsteoScreen, a Texas-based bone screening laboratory, has been awarded a patent for the use of red yeast rice as an ingredient in its OsteoPure bone-building supplement.
Mixed fortunes on the markets
Vital Living sucessfully completes private placement, raising more than $3m, but Herbalife finds there is little interest in its bond issue from European investors.
Multivitamins - a simple remedy to promote good health
Simply taking a multivitamin and other key supplements on a daily basis can help promote good health and stave off a wide range of diseases, according to a new report released by the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN).
Say nuts to heart disease
Just a handful of nuts, eaten two or more times a week, could be an effective way to cut the risk of heart disease, according to a study from the US.
More choice, better information sought by nutrition-starved Americans
A survey of US adults has revealed that more than 80 per cent of them know only very little about nutrition, and that 70 per cent are worried about not getting enough vitamins in their daily diets. Most said that a better choice of nutritional foods...
Vitamin D deficiency in black and white
A team of researchers from the US has discovered that levels of vitamin D deficiency in women of childbearing age are higher among African Americans than among white women of the same age, leading to a higher risk of the deficiency being passed on to...