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Green tea is not an effective treatment for advanced prostate cancer, say researchers reporting on a small in-vivo study, although the plant has previously been shown to decrease tumour size and cancer spread in mice.
A European study aims to understand the impact of heterocyclic amines - developed in some heated foods - on the development of cancers. Preliminary findings suggest that plant foods could provide protection.
Swedish probiotics firm BioGaia has signed a three-year agreement with Japanese marketing company Erina for the sale of its Reuteri tablets in Japan. The tablet has been specially designed for the Japanese market, says the company.
A daily multivitamin may reduce the chances of getting ill, say US researchers, especially for people with type 2 diabetes.
Pregnant mothers who ate DHA-enriched eggs during the last three months of pregnancy had an increased length of gestation, report researchers.