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CRN Criticizes FDA’s ‘Nonresponsive’ Response to Citizen Petition on NAC
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has responded to FDA’s November 2021 decision not to address CRN’s citizen petition regarding N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) on a timely basis, calling on the agency for swift review of the legal questions CRN raised. Instead, FDA dodged the facial legal issues raised about FDA’s position on NAC by raising safety issues that ...
Obituary: Paul C. Ross (1931-2021), Bioforce USA Founder & Chairman
Paul C. Ross, a resident of Millbrook, NY and formerly New York City, passed away at his home on December 22, 2021. He was born in New York on January 4, 1931 to George and Diana Ross. He attended Friends Seminary in New York and graduated from Oberlin College in Ohio, where he earned a ...
Dr. Pierre Kory to Lead Off Organic & Natural Health Association’s 7th Annual Conference
Organic & Natural Health Association will hold its annual conference Jan. 25-27 at DiamondHead Beach Resort in Fort Myers, FL. The conference will open with optional networking events on Jan. 24, including 18 holes of golf, followed by dinner and a “Bogeys, Beers & Bourbon” tasting sponsored by Mercola and AIDP. The conference theme this year is “Resolution, Resourcefulness, Resilience: An Action ...
COVID-19 Patients Show Increased Levels of Oxidative Stress and Oxidant Damage, and Glutathione Deficiency
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, TX) have investigated the effect of infection with COVID-19 on the levels of oxidative stress, oxidant damage and glutathione, the most abundant physiological antioxidant. Compared to healthy age-matched individuals whose samples were taken before the pandemic started in 2019, patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had significantly increased levels of oxidative ...
Study Finds Supplement to Help Women Eat Less Sugar
In a study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers from the University of Surrey in Guildford, England looked at a group of about 50 young women between the ages of 18 and 25 over a period of four weeks, half of whom were given daily GOS supplements. Those who had the supplements got 4.1 percent less ...
Pet Veterinary Supplements Market – Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact and Forecasts
Reportlinker.com has announced the release of the report “United States Pet Veterinary Supplements Market – Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 – 2026).” The United States Pet Veterinary Supplements Market was Valued at USD 2,262.5 in 2020 and is projected to reach USD 3,334.1 registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7 percent ...
Vitamin Retailer’s Top 10 Stories of 2021
2021 has been an interesting year for people around the world, as COVID-19 declined during the summer months and spiked again as the cooler months began. It comes as no surprise that many of Vitamin Retailer magazine’s most popular stories this year have to do with the subject of the pandemic and its effects on ...
Vitamin Angels Announces the Appointment of Jim Hamilton as Board of Directors Chair
Vitamin Angels has announced the appointment of Jim Hamilton as chair of Vitamin Angels’ Board of Directors. Hamilton’s strong background in the natural products industry, excellent C-suite level connections, extensive leadership experience and passion for serving vulnerable communities has well-equipped him for this role, according to the organization. “After 10 years of service on our ...
Study: Many Believe Dietary Supplements Cut Risk for Cancer Recurrence
Many adults living with and beyond cancer believe that dietary supplements (DSs) are important for reducing cancer recurrence risk, according to a study published online on Dec. 20 in Cancer. “We found one in five people who had been treated for cancer mistakenly thought that taking vitamins or other supplements would help reduce the risk of ...
NPA Asks U.S. Court of Appeals to Maintain Stay of COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Rule
The Natural Products Association (NPA) on Dec. 7, 2021 asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to uphold a stay for the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 vaccination and testing rule. Previously, NPA petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals to declare the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate unlawful, warning that it will have an immediate adverse impact ...
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