The Natural Health Research Institute (NHRI) hosted its 8th Annual Scientific Symposium on October 20, 2012. The conference focued on “The Effectiveness of Natural Products for Women’s Health” and was held at the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy in Chicago. Enzymedica, Inc. of Port Charlotte, FL will continue...
Sunsweet Growers Inc., Yuba City, CA, announced that Dane Lance, the company’s current chief operating officer, has been appointed president and Brad Schuler was promoted to vice president of global sales and marketing. Austin, TX-based American Botanical Council added Thomas Newmark (formerly of New Chapter) to its board of...
Color is more than a visual element; it’s also an important psychological motivator. “We react on multiple levels of association with colors—there are social or culture levels, as well as personal relationships with particular colors. You also have an innate reaction to color,” Leslie Harrington, executive director of The Color...
Anaheim, CA—A study released on Wednesday at the American Association for Cancer Research conference in Anaheim announced that multivitamin use might decrease risks of cancer. Research performed by the National Institute of Health indicated that older males who took a multivitamin over the course of 10 years developed 8% fewer...
Columbus, OH—A recent study at The Ohio State University on omega-3 fatty acids shows that these “good fats” do more than just fight inflammation; they may actually slow down aspects of aging. Jan Keicolt-Glaser, professor and lead author of the study, found that when overweight adults consumed an omega-3 supplement...
San Francisco—New studies suggest that low levels of vitamin D are associated with increased symptoms in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Lead researcher, Ellen M. Mowry, M.D., assistant professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, looked at MRI images of the brain and blood samples during a five-year...
The Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a report in responses to growing concerns about dietary supplements and their structure/function claims. In this report, FDA acquired 127 supplements, analyzed their structure/function claims and investigated how they substantiate such claims. The dietary supplements under...
It has been a long wait, but the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on October 1 that its “Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims,” which have come to be known as the “Green Guides,” have been finalized for public consumption. After a two-year period of public and industry...
Columbus, OH—The famous phrase about apples and the doctor may actually be true, at least when it comes to their concern over our cholesterol. A new study conducted at Ohio State University and published in the Journal of Functional Foods reveals that consuming one apple per day for four weeks was...
Rockville, MD—In response to a 2009 petition submitted by Lallemand, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that it will revise its food additive regulations to allow bakers yeast to be a source of vitamin D2 in baked goods, at levels not exceeding 400 IUs per 100 grams. Previously,...
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