Archives for April 26, 2005

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GNC bags Provasca distribution rights

GNC Corporation has signed an agreement with Endomatrix for the distribution of the latter's patented ProVasca with Actothil in the United States and international markets.

Vitamin E and low carb impact NBTY 2Q results

Global supplement maker and marketer NBTY has failed to maintain the momentum with which it started fiscal 2005, reporting a net income of $20.87 million in the second quarter - just over half the figure for the prior year period.

Heart disease patients live longer on Med diet

A Mediterranean style diet should be recommended to those already suffering from heart disease, says new research, which concludes its ingredients can help them live longer.

Cyanotech and Earthrise request spirulina toxin test

Microalgae producers Cyanotech and Earthrise Nutritionals have signaled their surprise that spirulina was excluded from a recent study suggesting that a potential toxin known as BMAA is present in diverse groups of cyanobacteria, and have commissioned...

Unigen adds antioxidants to patent store

Unigen Pharmaceuticals has been granted a composition of matter and usage patent for aloesin and aloeresin A, antioxidant aloe chromones that are contained in its Pervarin and Aloewhite commercial raw materials, writes Jess Halliday.