Herbalife partners with Indian pharma firm for new R&D lab
Herbalife has launched its first R&D lab in India, in partnership with pharma research and manufacturing firm Syngene.
Archives for March 7, 2017
Asia’s deadly diabetes epidemic: Disease linked to 26% rise in risk of cancer deaths
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with a 26% increase in the risk of death from cancer in Asians, with people in the region also at greater risk of death from certain site-specific cancers than those in the West.
Japan vows to help tackle global malnutrition by adding more staff to FAO
Japan will provide more staff to work at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to underscore its efforts to help reduce hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.
Pear pomace fibre aids weight loss by boosting gut microbiota: China study
A new study showed insoluble dietary fibre (IDF) from pear pomace can prevent obesity and reduce damage caused by a high-fat diet, with researchers believing it does so by improving gut microbiota.