Search Results for 'Nutraceutical'

Sanofi-aventis, Paris, France, has signed an agreement with Minsheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd to form a new consumer healthcare joint venture in China. Read More »

Daily consumption of hibiscus tea may lower blood pressure in pre- and mildly hypertensive adults, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Nutrition. Read More »

Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among children is strongly associated with their parents’ use of CAM, according to a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics. Read More »

Tokyo-based company Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. plans to build its first U.S. production facility by 2012 and extend sales of its signature probiotic drink, Yakult, into other areas of the country. Read More »

A new clinical trial investigating the health benefits of açaí, the antioxidant and vitamin-rich berry, is adding to the emerging scientific evidence of the fruit’s ability to potentially reduce some metabolic risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes and stroke. Read More »

It’s been a little more than a year since the zero-calorie, all-natural sweetener, Reb A attained GRAS status in the U.S. for use in food and beverages. Read More »

Nutraceuticals International LLC, Elmwood Park, NJ, has earned kosher certification from Earth Kosher for more than 200 products, including bilberry, Boswellia serrata, goji, green tea, Piper longum, pomegranate, and Tribulus terrest… Read More »

Nutraceuticals International LLC, Elmwood Park, NJ, has added Akkeem Harrison and Stephen DiNatale to its U.S. sales team. Harrison brings 10 years of sales experience and has been hired to cover the Mid Atlantic states. DiNatale has seven years of s… Read More »

The economic slump took its toll on U.S. food and drink manufacturers in 2009, according to a recent review of Mintel’s Global New Product Database (GNPD). Read More »

Results from a large observational study of more than 520,000 participants indicated a strong inverse relationship between vitamin D concentration and risk of colon cancer. Read More »

Twenty percent of young people aged 12-19 years in the U.S. have at least one abnormal lipid level, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Abnormal lipid levels are major risk factors for heart disease, the leading cause of death among adults in the U.S. Read More »