Study finds ginkgo biloba does not prevent dementia (Los Angeles Times)
A clinical trial involving people between the ages of 75 and 96 showed no relation between taking the supplement and boosting brainpower or staving off the effects of Alzheimer's disease. Long touted as an elixir of eternal mental acuity, the herbal extract ginkgo biloba in fact does not prevent or delay the progression of dementia or Alzheimer's disease, according to a clinical trial ...
Unilever, Phytopharm May Scrap Hoodia Partnership (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Unilever , the world's second-largest maker of consumer products, is in talks to scrap a partnership with drug developer Phytopharm Plc that sought to bolster diet foods with Hoodia, a hunger-curbing herbal extract.
Study finds ginkgo not effective against Alzheimer's (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Ginkgo biloba should not be looked to as a supplement that can stave off Alzheimer's disease, a large national study based at the University of Pittsburgh has determined
Hair and Beauty on spotlight in ‘Salon Spectacular 2008’ (Manila Bulletin)
From the pigeonhole: Hair Asia takes center stage once again as it holds "Salon Spectacular 2008-Battle of the Champions" at the World Trade Center come Nov. 25 from 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
St. John's Wort (ThirdAge)
St. John's wort is a common perennial herb of many branches and bright yellow flowers that grows wild in much of the world. Its name derives from the herb's tendency to flower around the feast of St. John. (A wort simply means plant in Old English.)
BFAD issues warning vvss herbal productss from China (Minda News)
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/30 Oct) – The Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) has cautioned residents here and in neighboring areas against buying unregistered imported herbal products from China and other countries that have reportedly entered the local markets.
BFAD eyeing Chinese herbal extract products (GMA News)
MANILA, Philippines - After testing milk and meat products from China, the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) faces the prospect of testing a third set of products from China: herbal extract products.
Chinese herbal extract kills infant (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
BEIJING—A Chinese herbal extract has killed one infant and sickened three others, the government said Monday, in the second such incident this month involving dangerous Chinese-made herbal remedies.
Liquid Smoking Drink To Launch (SKY News)
Smokers have a new weapon against the ban - a drink that acts like a cigarette in a can.
Anti-smoking groups slam 'liquid cigarettes' (New Kerala)
London, Oct 27 : Anti-smoking campaigners have come out in protest of nicotine-packed fag-in-a-can drink called Liquid Smoking, which has been introduced to beat the smoking ban.
