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Study on Sabinsa’s Boswellia Cream Published
Sabinsa’s (East Windsor, NJ) Boswellia Cream study results have been released in Clinical Dermatology, suggesting the product is helpful in the treatment of psoriasis. The cream of Boswellia serrata Roxb extract standardized for 5 percent of 95 percent 3-O-Acetyl-11-Keto Beta Boswellic Acid (AKBBA) was studied in an open label, multi centered phase III clinical trial, ...
KeHE Purchases Nature’s Best
KeHE Distributors (Naperville, Il) formerly announced the purchase of Nature’s Best (Brea, CA), a distributor of health and natural food products. “We are thrilled to welcome Nature’s Best into the KeHE family. The addition of this great group of people and long-standing tradition of service fits perfectly into our operations,” said Brandon Barnholt, president and ...
New England Journal of Medicine Reports on Niacin Safety and Effectiveness
Recent studies published in The New England Journal of Medicine are adding to concerns about the safety and effectiveness of niacin, which is used for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. According to a report in the New York Times, scientists designed these two new studies to determine whether niacin helped patients avoid heart disease and ...
Kroger to Purchase Vitacost.com for $280 Million
The Kroger Co. (Cincinnati, OH) announced it would purchase Vitacost.com (Boca Raton, FL) for $280 million, according to a Kroger news report. Vitacost.com brings to Kroger its strong position as one of the largest eCommerce companies in the nutrition and healthy living market, a team with extensive eCommerce experience, and a substantial platform that includes ...
BergaMet Found to Help Fight Fatty Liver Disease
Two European universities showed that a highly concentrated proprietary extract of the Calabrian bergamot fruit (38 percent citrus bergamot extract, BergaMet™/Nathealthsolutions) improves both liver structure and function in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Professor G. Rosano, with the San Raffaelle Pisana Clinic in Rome, said the fruity can help those who suffer from the ...
U.S.-China Health Products Association Newsletter has Worldwide Audience
The U.S. – China Health Products Association (USCHPA) has a mission to work toward the development of China’s natural health product industry by advocating for a more open and transparent regulatory environment. Over the last four years, USCHPA has grown to become the largest foreign natural health product association operating in China, reported the association, ...
CRN Adds Five New Member Companies
The Council of Responsible Nutrition (CRN, Washington D.C.) announced five new companies have been added to the membership roster. Steve Mister, CRN’s president and CEO, said, the association’s goal is to seek out companies that are committed to the long-term, sustainable and responsible growth of the industry. “We’re proud to have these new companies with ...
DSM To Facilitate Carotenoid Conference
DSM Nutritional Products (Parsippany, NJ) will facilitate the 2017 International Carotenoid Society (ICS) Conference. The company’s principal scientist, Dr. Wolfgang Schalch, was recently honored with the ICS’s presidential award. The 2017 symposium in Lucerne, Switzerland will bring together leading scientific experts from across the world to present and discuss the latest advances in the carotenoids ...
United Natural Product Alliance Upcoming Educational Events
“The Gluten-free Market: A Market Overview and How to Achieve Best-in-Class Certification” Webinar, Thursday, July 31, 11 a.m.- 12 noon Being able to demonstrate that your products are safe for the gluten-free consumer via a label with a visible certification mark from a highly qualified certifier is a true differentiator in the fast-growing and highly ...
CRN and IADSA Partner to Disseminate Supplement Safety Information
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN, Washington, D.C.) and the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA, Brussels, Belgium) are partnering in a new effort to disseminate science-based information about the safety of dietary supplements and ingredients to a global audience, according to CRN. IADSA announced the release of a new edition of CRN’s handbook, ...
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