Alcohol consumption suppresses an immune-system protein involved in
fighting pneumonia, which may explain why alcoholics have an
increased risk of the...
According to a new study from University of California in Los
Angeles (UCLA) indicates that avocados have nearly twice as much
vitamin E as previously...
Lumen Foods, an American manufacturer of soy-based foods and
beverages, has posted warning labels on its soymilk products in
response to growing research...
British tomato growers this week launched a campaign against what
they believe to be misleading claims made by the processing
industry in connection with...
A perceived increase in allergies among children in the
industrialised world has been blamed on everything from
environmental pollutants tosanitizing...
According to a study conducted by the US Agricultural Research
Service (ARS), peanut butters do not contain trans fats. Recurring
rumours that commercial...
According to Promar International, the food and agribusiness
consulting group, taking pains to understand the fundamental issues
associated with buying...
According to a recent study, a medicinal tea used in the 1800s by
the Ojibway Indian tribe of Ontario, Canada, may slow and even
reverse the biological...
AlphaRx Inc., an American company involved in the development of
new drug formulations, announced on June 6, the introduction of
OraEase, a new dietary...
LifeSmart Nutrition, an American nutraceutical company, has filed a
44-claim patent to protect its intellectual property in regards to
their Creatine...
Concerns about antibiotic resistance have lead to an increased
interest in alternative approaches for controlling common childhood
infections, Christine...
Martek Biosciences Corporation, an American company providing
microalgae-derived products, and the Torrey Mesa Research Institute
(TMRI), the genomics...
Tetra Pak, the European food packaging company, and BioGaia AB, the
Swedish biotechnology research company, will launch a nutraceutical
straw. LifeTop™...
High levels of manganese in the environment, not infected beef,
could be respsonsible for the human version of mad cow disease
(vCJD), a Cambridge researcher...
A new study done by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine suggests that folic acid and Vitamins B12 may
limit the severity...
Scientists announced this week that they are developing an edible
vaccine that could stop the E. coli bacteria where it starts - in
cattle and other...
Tea might keep your teeth healthy, researchers report this week. A
preliminary study led by Dr. Milton Schiffenbauer of Pace
University in New York implies...
The American grain-processing giant Archer Daniels Midland Co.
(ADM) announced on May 21st that it plans to introduce in the U.S.
a new cooking oil,...
Fish was a major part of the diet for early humans 20,000 years ago
in Europe, in contrast to the red meat preferred by the more
primitive Neanderthal,...
Apples and tomatoes may help prevent respiratory disease, according
to a presentation at the 97th annual meeting of the American
Thoracic Society this...
In a recent research, Rutgers University scientists have developed
a way to use living plants to reliably and inexpensively
manufacture biologically...
Based on a review of current studies, U.S. government researchers
say thiamine, one of the B vitamins could be a cost-effective
treatment alternative...
Sea-Band, a British company providing health and wellness products,
announced on May 17th the availability of Spatone Iron+, an all
natural iron supplement...
The U.S. Tuna Foundation, a trade association representing U.S.
tuna processors and U.S. tuna boat owners, recently released a
statement about a study...
IMAC, Inc. (International Media And Cultures), the American
producer of starter cultures for the dairy industry, is launching a
new line of patent pending...
As many cancer patients and their families know, the side-effects
of chemotherapy can seem as bad as the cancer itself. An unexpected
finding by researchers...
New studies at Johns Hopkins University and Tsukuba University in
Japan show that inducing special body enzymes, which neutralise and
dispose of cancer-causing...
Some new research suggests that vitamin A and some common household
goods such as aspirin, soybeans, and green tea among, may contain
certain compounds...
Food Science Australia and Newport Scientific are to join forces to
develop a 'miniature' processing plant for dairy products. Food
Science Australia...
When the FDA approved a health claim for soy protein, allowing
manufacturers to emphasise soy protein's health benefits on
packaging, a new market emerged...
Leading health ingredients supplier DSM has launched a cold water
soluble (CWS) version of its CaroPure® beta-carotene. Designed for
easy dispersion...
A virus common to poultry is outfoxing a long-used vaccine,
apparently through natural genetic. A new form of fowl pox now
threatens poultry production...