The Standing Veterinary Committee (SVC) representing the Member
States of the European Union approved the UK proposal for an
emergency vaccination of...
Alcohol and insufficient Vitamin B intake could increase a woman's
risk of breast cancer, scientists claim this week. Presenting to
the American Association...
Synthetic vitamins and natural plant pigments could help prevent
major cancers, recent studies suggests. Scientists gathered at the
92nd Annual Meeting...
A crisp that looks like a cracker and tastes like a peanut was
revealed recently at the University of Georgia. Yao-wen Huang, a
food researcher at the...
Food giant Nestle announced thiw week the fortification of one of
its leading brands. Ready-to-drink (RTD) Nesquik flavoured milk
varieties are now fortified...
Nearly one third of high school girls and 16 per cent of high
school boys show symptoms of an eating disorder, US researchers
announced on Thursday. These...
A side dish of oatmeal or an appetizer of vitamin E may help
prevent some of the damage to arteries caused by fatty foods and
may lower heart disease...
Canadian dairy producer PurNutra Inc., announced on Tuesday the
launch of a line of all natural omega-3 / DHA enriched cheese. The
product,under the...
UK-based TasteTech, announced this week a new application for their
Controlled Release Encapsulation (CR100) technology. The company
has been working...
Tropical fruit, Asimina triloba, more commonly known as the
pawpaw, may be the next low-fat alternative for the
health-conscious consumer. Researchers...
Nutritional supplements do not pose the threat of "mad cow" disease
to U.S consumers, the leading trade group for the industry assured
the public on Friday.
Global inequities in health is the number one ethical issue of our
age, argues bioethicist Peter Singer in this weeks issue of the
British Medical Journal....
US nutritional ingredients company Nutrition 21, Inc., announced on
Tuesday theintroduction of Diachrome, the company's second
generation of chromium...
Further evidence that apples protect against heart disease was
found in a recent study conducted at the >a
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The controversy over the safety of taking St. John's wort with
prescription drugs continues. Speaking at the annual meeting of the
American Society for...
Calcium supplements when part of a healthy diet may help to reduce
the spread of growths that could evolve into colorectal cancer, a
new study suggests.
Overeating may increase a woman's chances of getting breast cancer,
researchers suggested recently. Going hungry and hard physical
labour may be among...
TheUniversity of Michigan Health System has created a program that
labels food products to help shoppers with heart problems. The
colour-coded labels...
American school nutrition and food service officials are asking
Congress for tens of millions of dollars to teach students about
better nutrition, as...
Pediatricians should advise families frustrated by conventional
medicine on the possibilities offered by complementary and
alternative medicine(CAM),...
The UK government last week unveiled plans to improve the diet of
the nations children. Starting from 28 February 2001 more than
80,000 children in 510...
French officials say foot-and-mouth antibodies have now been found
on nine farms across the country, as fears grow of an outbreak in
mainland Europe,...
Evidence that daily substantial intakes of fruit and vegetable
intakes could help protect us from heart disease gained further
support from a recent study...
In a reversal of previous research, a comprehensivestudy released
on Wednesday shows that drinking green tea offers no protection
againststomach cancer.
Blueberries, cranberries, huckleberries and related plants contain
resveratrol, a potential anticancer agent, according to the results
of a study by...
