Archives for August 6, 2006

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Antioxidant supplements - myth or misunderstood?

By  Stephen Daniells

Coverage of the New Scientist article questioning the benefits of antioxidant supplements has generated a flurry of feedback from industry and health care practioners, in agreement with and disputing the arguments.

Teenagers may benefit from vitamin D supplements

By  Stephen Daniells

Over 70 per cent of seemingly healthy teenage girls may be vitamin D deficient, says a British study, and are at increased risk of osteoporosis and other health problems later in life.

Decas launches PACran on its potential for UTIs

By  Clarisse Douaud

Decas Botanical Synergies has introduced a cranberry proanthocyanidin-standardized powder it claims is particularly high in the compound used for urinary tract infections - allowing formulators to target uses of the product more effectively.

Pharming balances expenses while awaiting FDA lactoferrin review

By  staff reporter

Dutch biotech group Pharming has played a successful balancing act with its finances in first half 2006, with both costs and expenses and losses totalling €8.1mm as awaits the US FDA's review of its GRAS filing for its human lactoferrin for functional...

Burcon and ADM push canola proteins

By  Clarisse Douaud

Burcon NutraScience and ADM have entered into material transfer agreements with client food and beverage companies for canola proteins Puratein and Supertein - the latest step on a long path to bringing the potentially groundbreaking ingredients to...

Iron transporter research may deliver higher-nutrient crops

By  staff reporter

Research into the ways in which crops derive micronutrients from the soil could make it possibly to engineer higher-yield, nutrient-rich crops in poor quality soils and increase biomass in soils currently under cultivations, claim US scientists.