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A link between consumption of coffee and caffeine and a risk of type-2 diabetes has been bandied about for some time, but a new research suggests that the relationship may be age- and weight-loss related.
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In among the hollers about obesity and the concerns over nutrition, food companies now need to work hard to ensure they clinch public trust, as a matter of insurance. This means more than compliance on traceability and labeling. This means being seen...
Better results for Cyanotech in its first quarter 2006 suggest that it is recovering from the short, sharp shock dealt to the Japanese aquaculture market by last year's typhoon. The adaption of its microalgae facilities should mean that the Hawaiian...
The furor surrounding the safety of Cox-2 inhibitors like Vioxx has opened up new opportunities in the natural products arena, and Next Pharmaceuticals is one company intent on providing consumers with an alternative in the form of the Nexrutine,...
Swiss research institute VitaPlant is embarking on a research project to develop six new plant extracts, in partnership with US natural products supplier EuroPharma. Jess Halliday speaks to Dr Bernd Bueter about plans to market the resulting products...