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Red-clover derived isoflavones may help prevent the progression of prostate cancer in patients by inducing cell death in the cancer tumours, report Australian researchers, who say their small study could explain the geographical incidence of the disease.
The health food and sports nutrition business of Novartis, now called Nutrition & Santé, saw a small rise in sales for fiscal 2002. The Swiss pharma group is trying to grow the unit ahead of its planned divestment.
A new survey by the UK's Food Commission finds that the food industry has done little to tackle the problem of salt in our diets - in some cases, levels are hardly any lower than they were in the 70's, despite repeated promises from manufacturers.