Search Results for 'Nutraceutical'

Dietary magnesium intake is inversely associated with risk of stroke, specifically ischemic stroke, according to research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers conducted a dose-response meta-analys… Read More »

Vitamin D may help prevent hormonal changes that can lead to bone loss among those being treated for HIV with the drug tenofovir, according to the results of a National Institutes of Health network study of adolescents with HIV. Read More »

In response to growing demand in natural products by Canadian consumers, Naturex, Avignon, France, has recently opened a subsidiary in Toronto. This branch provides current and future customers with the full product portfolio and the latest innovatio… Read More »

The FTC has announced that an operation that marketed acai berry supplements, "colon cleansers" and other products using allegedly fraudulent free trial offers and phony endorsements from Oprah Winfrey and Rachael Ray will pay $1.5 million as part of a settlement. The money will be made available for consumer refunds. Read More »

Denmark-based Fluxome will strengthen its technology platform through an extensive European modeling tool project. The BioPreDyn Project will develop novel computational tools, methods and algorithms, and will integrate these into a user-friendly sof… Read More »

Fertility Nutraceuticals, LLC, New York, NY, has launched Fertinatal micronized dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) supplement, which is designed to augment female fertility. Physicians at New York’s Center for Human Reproduction (CHR), a leading fer… Read More »

In a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, MD, Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)—the principal authors of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA)—asked Dr. Hamburg to withdraw the agency's controversial draft guidance on new dietary ingredients (NDI) and begin work on “a new draft that will provide needed clarification on what constitutes an NDI, but does not undermine the balance Congress struck in DSHEA to provide consumers with access to safe, affordable dietary supplement products.” Read More »

P.L. Thomas, Morristown, NJ, has hired Jennifer Thomas as East Coast territory manager for nutraceuticals sales and Frank Gutjahr as key account manager for food sales. Ms. Thomas has a successful sales track record as a market development specialist… Read More »

Senior nutrition is set to be the leading driver of innovation in the functional and nutraceutical sector in 2012, according to the latest edition of New Nutrition Business’ annual trend-spotting report, “10 Key Trends in Food, Nutrition & Health 2012.” Read More »

Low intake of fish and omega 3 fatty acids was associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease among women, according to a new study published in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. Read More »

Nutraceutical: Omega 3s Indication: Osteoporosis Source: Nutr Metab, October 15, 2011;8(1):71. Research: Se… Read More »