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A new study suggests that women may need more antioxidants than men because they experience more oxidation, a link to higher risk of heart disease and other diseases. More research is needed to explain the findings.
After months of speculation, Swiss pharmaceuticals company Roche said it has agreed the sale of its leading vitamins unit to Dutch chemicals company DSM for €2.25 billion.
Venture firm the Circle Group has bought Fiber-Gel, the owner of the worldwide licensee to carbohydrate-based fat replacer Z-Trim.
Canadian biotech company CV Technologies has reported a 30 per cent increase in revenues for the third quarter of FY 2002, attributed to greater volume of sales from natural health products.
Deuring, an Austrian manufacturer of corn-based products, has launched two new organic ingredients for use in functional foods and beverages.
Women who consume a large amount of dairy foods may reduce their risk of ovarian cancer, finds a recent study. Researchers at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu found that women with the highest intake of dairy products were 54 per cent less likely...
The US Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition has released information on its new system for tracking adverse event reports on foods, cosmetics and dietary supplements.