Indian firm Strides Shasun exits probiotics space after sales dip
Bangalore-based pharmaceutical and nutraceutical firm Strides Shasun has announced it is leaving the probiotics sector.
Archives for February 8, 2017
Cannabidiol’s neuroprotective effect against brain ischemia/reperfusion injury revealed
Cannabidiol (CBD) can exert a potentially neuroprotective effect against brain ischemia/reperfusion injury, with a new study from China documenting how it does so “for the first time”.
CoQ10 ‘partly improves’ chronic inflammation, but larger trials needed: China meta-analysis
CoQ10 supplementation may partly improve chronic inflammation in people with metabolic disorders, but further studies with larger sample sizes and well-defined trials are needed, according to new meta-analysis.
Severe obesity rockets in Korea: Younger people at greater risk
Cases of severe and extreme obesity have doubled in Korea over the past 12 years, with people in their 20s and 30s most likely to be piling on the pounds.
Older mothers from rural areas more likely to give vitamin A supplements to children in Pakistan
Maternal age and place of residence played key roles in whether children under five years old were given Vitamin A supplements in Pakistan, a new study reveals.