MedQuest/GeneLink partnership
An agreement between MedQuest Pharmacy and DNA service GeneLink in the US is to start in a few weeks time.
Archives for July 25, 2002
Kava kava set to be outlawed
Action against kava kava looks set to result in legislation against the sale of the herb in Britain, while in Singapore, the product is classified as a poison.
Austria censured on food supplement law
The European Commission is asking Austria to remove its ban on the distance selling of food supplements as it opposes legislation of free trade in the community.
DSM profits - make way for Vision 2005
Dutch life science company DSM this week posted a net profit of €959 million. DSM Food Specialties and DSM Bakery Ingredients posted improved operating profits on the same period last year.
Negative effects of zinc supplements on early mental development
A study published in The Lancet this week suggests that although people in developing countries often lack zinc in their diets, taking supplements during pregnancy could harm the early mental development of their children.
Soy isoflavones - do the levels matter?
A study published in the recent issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition finds that health benefits from soy protein may not, after all, depend on the levels of soy isoflavones present.
US supplement industry bids for more funding
America's dietary supplement trade body is to stress the importance of nutrition and alternative medicine in a request to the government for more funding for research.