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Martek Biosciences says it has signed a worldwide license agreement with Nestec, the Nestle affiliate, for Martek's technology relating to docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA) in infant formulas.
US plant extract company Unigen Pharmaceuticals has signed new distribution agreements with six partners in Europe and Latin America, expanding its sales presence in international markets.
Unither Pharma and United Therapeutics Corporation have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that they made deceptive claims in advertising for their HeartBar product, reported the FTC.
A compound found in the root of the liquorice plant could be more effective at treating the SARS virus than currently used drugs, reported researchers from the Institute of Medical Virology at Frankfurt University Medical School in this week's Lancet.
A global agreement to protect biodiversity and human health moved one step further on Friday when Environment Ministers in the EU formally adopted the regulation on the trans-boundary movements of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
One in three Americans born in 2000 will develop diabetes, according to a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report presented last week.
American Longevity has filed a health claim petition with the Food and Drug Administration requesting that it allows the use of certain dietary supplement health claims for lycopene, tomatoes, tomato-based products, and cancer.