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Numico to sell Rexall, close European vitamins unit

Dutch food and nutrition group Numico is to sell its underperforming US vitamin unit Rexall Sundown in a bid to boost profits, the company said today. The world's biggest vitamin and supplement maker reported a 32 per cent drop in third-quarter net...

Mediterranean diet not just for Europeans

A Mediterranean-style diet could help reduce cardiovascular disease in Asian populations, especially among Asian people living in western countries, according to a study by researchers from India and Israel published in The Lancet this week.

Probiotics stave off infection

Live bacteria can significantly reduce the chances of infection in pancreatitis patients, claim a team of researchers from Hungary and the UK.