07.01.04
Health Sciences Group, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, has received approval for a U.S. patent covering the composition and method for treating the effects of the cold and flu. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a notice of patent allowance for the composition and method for treating the effects of diseases and maladies through the combination of an over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical drug with synergistic nutraceutical (herbal) ingredients. The patent claim is based on combining an OTC anti-inflammatory product, such as aspirin, acetaminophen or ibuprofen, with a synergistic formulation of select antioxidants, such as green tea, astragalus root, elderberry and a liver protectant, such as milk thistle.