January 15, 2014 Sophie Langley Mundella Foods has been acquired by China-based Bright Food Group China’ Bright Food Group Co Ltd (Bright Food) has agreed to buy Western Australian dairy company Mundella Foods, expanding the ...
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Headquartered in a traditional courtyard in downtown Beijing, Tongrentang (TRT), a pharmaceutical giant with a history of more than 300 years, is increasing its international reach with its legacy products: traditional Chinese medicine ...
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A couple of years ago, after reports surfaced about deaths that might be attributable to popular energy drinks, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) demanded that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigate the potentially dangerous ...
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Nearly 40 percent of preschoolers with autism are getting some kind of complementary or alternative therapy for their condition, with nutritional supplements and special diets being the most common things parents try, a new study shows. ...
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The Healthy People 2020 initiative recently held a public webinar to update stakeholders on progress toward food safety objectives. Addressing the goals to reduce infections from pathogens commonly transmitted through food, Roberta ...
Beginning March 15, Chinese consumers will have support from the courts in their efforts to sue manufacturers and retailers of unsafe food and pharmaceuticals, according to the South China Morning Post. The ruling, announced last week, ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now accepting online submission of voluntary and mandatory dietary supplement adverse event reports. The FDA has implemented a secure capability in the interest of efficiency and as a ...
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Most clinical studies of vitamins are "flawed by poor methodology", review finds Most large clinical trials of vitamin supplements, including those that have concluded supplements are of no value or even harmful, have a “flawed ...
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Concussions can't be prevented, treated or cured with dietary supplements, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency issued a warning against these products in response to a number of false claims, including promises ...
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: SafeSpout and SafeShower Water Filtration Products Recalled At least one death has been linked to recalled SafeSpout and SafeShower ...
Elderly people with high serum vitamin E levels are less likely to suffer from memory disorders than their peers with lower levels, according to a study published recently in Experimental Gerontology. According to the researchers, various ...
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In experiments with rodents, scientists have discovered that a steroid hormone blunts the effects of marijuana, virtually eliminating its high. The hormone, pregnenolone, occurs naturally in the body. In the laboratory, it worked by ...
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Dietary supplements may upset the balance in the body's cells and therefore cause more harm than good, according to new research from Norway. The study, which is being conducted by a research group at the Biotechnology Centre at the ...
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It's that time of the year again when everyone virtuously swears to lose weight, get into shape and eat healthier. It's also the time of the year when the weight-loss industry kicks into high gear with supplements promising ...
Most large, clinical trials of vitamin supplements, including some that have concluded they are of no value or even harmful, have a flawed methodology that renders them largely useless in determining the real value of these micronutrients, ...
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