Archives for February 4, 2002

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Britain's organic farmers already making a loss

Despite a government keen to promote organic farming, Britain's organic farmers are already making a loss. Dairy farmers in England are being forced to sell organic milk as cheaper "ordinary" milk because demand is so low, reported The Telegraph...

Gates Foundation funds red algae research

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the charitable organisation set up by the founder of the giant Microsoft computer empire, has given $20 million to a team of researchers investigating whether Carraguard, a red algae gel, can effectively reductive...

Novartis to sell nutritional foods business

Europe's third-largest drugmaker Novartis AG will sell its nutritional foods unit, which makes products such as Ovaltine chocolate and Isostar drinks, to focus on developing new medicines, reports Bloomberg.

Vitamin combo is potent cancer basher

A combination of vitamins C and E and betacarotene can help speed up the death of lung cancer cells, according to new research by scientists in India. A study conducted at New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical sciences showed that the combination...

FTC settles supplements case

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has received a settlement of $30,000 from Robert Waitkus, a businessman running an illegal pyramid operation selling unlicenced dietary supplements.