Orange peel extract could fight skin cancer
Perillyl alcohol (PEOH), found naturally in mint and citrus fruits and also used as a food additive, is a powerful inhibitor of both UVB-induced non-melanoma and melanoma, reported researchers this week.
Archives for October 31, 2003
The green tea treatment
Experts attending this week's meeting on cancer prevention heard a number of studies to back green tea's powerful anti-cancer effects in humans. The tea's active agent, Epigallocatecin-3-gallate, is already thought to lower cholesterol, prevent heart...
Australia to clamp down on natural medicines sector
An Australian government review of herbal and complementary medicines looks set to provoke a wave of extensive reforms to the sector, giving the national medicines body greater powers to regulate natural health products.
Extreme Drinks moves into conservative French market
Functional drinks from innovative UK firm Extreme Drinks are to be rolled out in leading French supermarkets, after initial success in the Alps region last year. Targeting extreme sport fans, the range enters one of the least competitive energy drink...