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Vitamin D Crucial for Immune System
03/11/2010 - Vitamin D is crucial to activating the body’s immune defenses to help people fight off serious, life-threatening infections, according to new research from the University of Copenhagen. ...

OCN ~ MEG-3® Powder
03/10/2010 - Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd. (ONC), supplier of omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)/ docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) food and dietary supplement ingredients, launched a new MEG-3® powder that allows omega-3 EPA/DHA to be incorporated into a variety of dry blend applications.  ...

Sterling Tech Announces Clinical Studies
03/10/2010 - Sterling Technology announced three studies underway on its colostrum-based products, Immunel and Tegricel.    ...

Ecuadorian Rainforest Launches Online Superfruits Game
03/10/2010 - Ecuadorian Rainforest launched an online superfruits game, Catch the Superfruit; players have the chance to win a $100 prize at SupplySide East. ...

Nurses Using, Recommending Supplements
03/10/2010 - Nurse practitioners are active users of dietary supplements, from basic multis to specialty products such as green tea and glucosamine; they’re also recommending supplements to their patients and encouraging more of a dialogue on the topic between health care practitioners and consumers. ...

Prebiotics Improve Diabetic Symptoms
03/10/2010 - Researchers at the Central Food Technological Research Institute found xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS) and fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) have an ameliorating influence on metabolic abnormalities associated with diabetes, besides conferring an optimal milieu of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria, further suggesting their potential health benefit in diabetics.    ...

Dietary Supplements Good for Prostate Health?
03/10/2010 - Researchers at William Beaumont Hospital found the use of prostate-specific dietary supplements should be discouraged during radiotherapy owing to the preferential radiosensitization of normal prostate cells.    ...

Muscle Supplement Obsession One Link in Male Body Image Problems
03/10/2010 - GAINESVILLE, Fl.—University of Florida (UF) researchers reported their study results indicate men obsessed with bulking up are prone to body image problems, and compulsive muscle-building supplement use is one indication of such behavior. “Body image problems, such as eating disorders and striving to be thin, have always been attributed to women, but now we’re seeing a significant rise in men who...

Cognis Touts Quality of Omevital
03/10/2010 - Cognis Nutrition & Health is promoting the quality of its Omevital omega-3 fish oil ingredients, following the filing of a Prop 65 lawsuit questioning the environmental safety of certain fish oil products; Cognis was not named in the suit. ...

Papaya Leaf Packs Anti-Cancer Potential
03/10/2010 - Researchers documented papaya’s dramatic anticancer effect against a broad range of lab-grown tumors, including cancers of the cervix, breast, liver, lung and pancreas. The researchers used an extract made from dried papaya leaves, and the anti-cancer effects were stronger when cells received larger doses of the tea. ...