Archives for December 3, 2003

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Echinacea fails to reduce severity of colds but may cut frequency

A syrup made with the popular herb echinacea reduced the number of respiratory tract infections in children but did not reduce the severity or duration of infections, report authors of a new clinical trial in today's Journal of the American Medical...

WHO to investigate kava ban

The WHO is to reevaluate the safety of the herbal kava, taken to relieve stress and anxiety, but currently subject to a ban in several leading markets.

Roll out for confectionery fat replacers

More than three years after Danish ingredients company Danisco filed an application to the EU for approval of its fat replacer salatrim, the Commission finally rubber stamped the product on Tuesday. The move clears the way for Danisco to roll out the...