Women's Health

New analysis of the Women's Health Initiative.

The firm’s ingredients are best known for mental performance and sports nutrition, but new patents are paving the way to new market opportunities.

A cellular study suggests that CoQ10 can be cardioprotective without getting in the way of cancer treatment.

Company research is backing up Carotech tocotrienols for vitamin E absorption.

And, unlike antibiotics, the probiotics did not increase antibiotic resistance.

Unlike a whole soybean extract, soy germ by contrast is rich in the isoflavone daidzein.

Sports nutrition supplements are addressing new interest areas, including recovery, cognitive health, and immune health.

Can anti-inflammatory food ingredients reduce inflammation?

Sex health supplements may promise hyped-up benefits. What benefits can consumers realistically expect?

Phospholipid brain-health dietary supplements can be the foundation of a healthy mind.

Frutarom participated in a review of phytoestrogen-rich plant products.

Decas has the world's only cranberry ingredient with a urinary health claim.

CSPI was threatening with a lawsuit.

A yearlong study offers another viewpoint.

ERr 731 is a phytoestrogen selective estrogen receptor modulator (phytoSERM) from Siberian rhubarb root.

The company also plans to roll out BioBactro in Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia.

Results were presented in late May at the 10th Congress of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL) held in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Medical Brands (Amsterdam) and Decas Botanical Synergies (Carver, MA) have earned EU medical device status for their Cranberry-Active Bladder Capsules, intended to treat or prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs).

Based on the botanical Pueraria candollei var. mirifica, Puresterol is a patented ingredient that the company says has shown to be a promising hormone and herbal support for menopausal women.

Extracted from hibiscus flower, Utirose helps reduce the incidence of urinary tract infections among women who are particularly susceptible to reoccurring episodes.

Specializing in herbal extracts, with manufacturing done per GMP standards, the company offers comprehensive solutions for the natural product industry’s raw material needs.

Postmenopausal women supplementing with calcium and vitamin D experienced added benefit with the addition of vitamin K1 or K2.

While research confirms the value of cranberry supplements, questions persist about how to measure proanthocyanidin content.

The French maritime pine bark extract reduced menopause symptoms at half the dosage used in a previous trial.

Compared to placebo, soy isoflavone consumption was linked to significant reduction in hot flash frequency (20.6%) and severity (26.2%).