Synbiotics could reduce risk of colon cancer
Synbiotics, a combination of prebiotic and probiotic bacteria, appear to reduce the risk of colon cancer, the most common form of cancer in the European Union, revealed researchers last month.
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Dioxins levels down in infant formula
A survey of infant formula by the UK's food watchdog finds levels of harmful chemicals, dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in infant formula have fallen significantly over the past five years and are generally very low.
Herbal remedy may offer flu protection
Children taking a remedy containing echinacea, propolis and vitamin C had half the number of infections compared to a placebo group during a winter study.
Kemin to continue court proceedings
Natural ingredient company Kemin vows to fight on after a US court rules in favour of the pigment manufacturer Pigmentos Vegetales del Centro(Piveg). Kemin had sought preliminary injunction against the firm for the manufacture of purified lutein.
Croton oil kills off prostate cancer in lab study
Oil from the seeds of an Asian plant, already shown to fight leukemia, also appears to kill prostate cancer cells and shrink tumors, signs of strong potential in the fight against the second cause of cancer death among European men.