Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Supplements in the Spotlight for National Birth Defects Awareness Month
This month, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) is sharing scientific and economic data demonstrating the value of choline supplementation for early childhood development among the proactive measures women can take to support the development of a healthy baby. January is National Birth Defects Awareness Month as recognized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
CRN and CHPA Comment on Report of Increased, Unintentional Pediatric Melatonin Ingestion
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) have provided their comments on the recent report of increased, unintentional pediatric melatonin ingestion. A 10-year study, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday, June 3, found a sharp increase in the use of melatonin by children ...
NPA Responds to Report of Increased, Unintentional Pediatric Melatonin Ingestion
Over the past decade and particularly since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of melatonin supplements to address sleep issues has increased significantly by both adults and children. On Thursday, June 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a 10-year study that found a sharp increase in the use of ...
Gaia Herbs & United Way Donate Hand Sanitizer to 13,500 K-12 Students
Gaia Herbs, a North Carolina-based natural herbal products brand, has partnered with United Way of Henderson County in North Carolina to donate 13,500 2-oz. bottles of CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)-approved hand sanitizer to students in the Henderson County Public Schools District (HCPS). The hand sanitizers will be included in a health and safety ...
Expo West 2021 Rescheduled to May 24-27
In a “community message,” Lacey Gautier, group director with Informa Markets, the company that organizes New Hope Network’s Natural Products Expo West, announced that the show’s 2021 installment in Anaheim, CA has now been pushed back an additional 12 weeks from March 2-6, 2021 to May 24-27, 2021. According to Gautier, “The health and safety ...
SENPA Board Announces Go-No-Go Date for SOHO Expo 2020
SENPA, a non-profit trade organization and its Board of Directors has set a “Go-No-Go” date of Oct. 1, 2020 for SOHO Expo currently scheduled Dec. 10-13, 2020 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL. The Board established the Oct. 1 deadline due to the fluid environment surrounding COVID-19. SENPA is following ...
Robuvit Boosts Physical and Mental Recovery Following Surgery
A new double-blind, placebo-controlled study published in the Journal of Nutrients found that supplementation with Robuvit, an antioxidant extract derived from French oak wood distributed in North America by New Jersey-based Horphag Research (USA) Inc., improves general health, mood and social functioning of patients within four weeks of a surgical procedure. Nearly 50 million outpatient ...
Daily Use of Pycnogenol Provides Benefits for Men Managing ED and Type 2 Diabetes
New research shows promising results for those dealing with erectile dysfunction and diabetes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), erectile dysfunction (ED) affects up to 30 million men in the U.S., and approximately 1 in 4 new cases of ED occur in men under the age of 40. A peer-reviewed study, ...
Gaia Manufactures & Donates Hand Sanitizer to Frontline Workers
Gaia Herbs, a North-Carolina-based natural herbal products brand, has increased production and is using its alcohol-based operations to manufacture CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)-approved hand sanitizer in response to the COVID-19 situation. The sanitizer will be donated to local community first responders including health care workers, farm workers, government officials and other essential ...
Associations Applaud FDA for COVID-19-related Efforts
The U.S. dietary supplement industry commends the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for taking action to protect consumers by calling out marketers who make illegal and unsubstantiated drug claims related to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. In February, the industry issued strong warning letters to companies and consumers to avoid marketing ...
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