Archives for August 15, 2011

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Antioxidant vitamins may cut mortality risk: EPIC data

By Stephen Daniells

Users of antioxidant vitamin supplements may be at reduced risk of cancer mortality, as well as premature death in general, suggests data from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition.

Astaxanthin sales surge 97 percent at Cyanotech in Q1

By Elaine Watson

Hawaii-based Cyanotech has posted a dramatic rise in sales in the first quarter of 2012 driven by growing demand for natural astaxanthin: a potent red antioxidant that hit the headlines earlier this year following favorable coverage on Dr Oz and Oprah.