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Nutraceutical, a portmanteau the words “nutrition” and “pharmaceutical”, is a food or food product that provides health and medical benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease.

Pecans may delay progression of age-related motor neuron degeneration: Study

Eating about a handful of pecans each day may play a role in protecting the nervous system, according to a new animal study published in the current issue of Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research. The study, conducted at the Center for Cellular Neurobiology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, suggests adding pecans to your diet may delay the progression of age-related motor neuron degeneration. This may include diseases like amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.

9 Jun 2010

Green tea component reduces leukemia cells in patients with CLL

An extract of green tea appears to have clinical activity with low toxicity in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients who used it in a phase II clinical trial, say researchers at Mayo Clinic.

5 Jun 2010

Neptune's revenues increased by 8% for fiscal year ended February 28, 2010

Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. today reports its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010, announces the implementation of a shareholder rights plan and provides fiscal year highlights.

28 May 2010

HTDS Collagenna Skin Care Products enters into exclusive distribution agreement with Medimec

Hard to Treat Diseases Collagenna Skin care Products has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with the Malaysian company Medimec www.medimec.com.my

21 May 2010

Nutrastar International's first-quarter 2010 revenues up 2.7%

Nutrastar International Inc., a leading nutraceutical company which produces and distributes Chinese Golden Grass and organic and specialty food products in China, today announced its financial results for the first quarter 2010.

14 May 2010

American Oriental Bioengineering first-quarter revenue increases 16.7% to $53.7 million

American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc., a pharmaceutical company dedicated to improving health through the development, manufacture and commercialization of a broad range of prescription and over the counter products, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

10 May 2010

Preclinical safety data reports Natural S-equol has little effect on 2 reproductive hormones

Natural S-equol, a novel soy germ-based compound, is very likely the primary ingredient for reducing hot flushes in the dietary supplement SE5-OH, which is under development for reduction of menopause symptoms, according to pre-clinical efficacy data from studies using an animal model presented at the Experimental Biology 2010 annual meeting.

3 May 2010

Nutraceutical International reports net sales of $47.9M for second-quarter fiscal 2010

Nutraceutical International Corporation today reported results for the fiscal 2010 second quarter ended March 31, 2010. Net sales for the fiscal 2010 second quarter were $47.9 million compared to $42.0 million for the same quarter of fiscal 2009. For the second quarter of fiscal 2010, net income was $5.1 million, or $0.49 diluted earnings per share, compared to a net loss of $(23.4) million, or $(2.15) per diluted share, for the same quarter of fiscal 2009.

29 Apr 2010

Vivakor board approve dividend for Regeneca International

Vivakor, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors approved a dividend of shares of common stock of Regeneca International, Inc.. Vivakor previously received the shares from Regeneca in the fourth quarter of 2009 under a license agreement whereby Vivakor exclusively licensed to Regeneca, for the direct to consumer market, distribution rights to RegeneBlend, one of the new cutting-edge nutraceutical formulations developed by Vivakor.

12 Apr 2010

BeaconEquity.com releases investment report on Cord Blood America

BeaconEquity.com announces an investment report featuring umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company Cord Blood America. The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.

12 Apr 2010

Germplasm accessions of St. John's wort screened for biologically active compounds

A unique collection of St. John's wort (Hypericum) curated by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Ames, Iowa, is providing university collaborators with genetically diverse, well-documented sources of this herb to use in studies examining its medicinal potential.

3 Apr 2010

SE5-OH with Natural S-equol supplement appears to be safe for pre- and post-menopausal women

Healthy pre-and post-menopausal Japanese women who took a supplement of SE5-OH containing Natural S-equol, a novel soy germ-based ingredient under development for the management of menopausal symptoms, had measures of reproductive hormones that stayed within normal limits throughout the study.

3 Apr 2010

PanGenex releases statement on Omega-3 and Lipideme

PanGenex Corporation a global manufacturer and distributor of nutraceutical and dietary supplement products, today released a statement in response to the many inquiries about Omega-3 and Lipideme.

1 Apr 2010

Cord Blood America signs License and Cooperation Agreement with AXM Pharma in China

Cord Blood America, Inc., the umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company focused on bringing the life saving potential of stem cells, a biological insurance policy, to families nationwide and internationally, announced today that it has signed a License and Cooperation Agreement for the processing and storage of umbilical cord blood in China with AXM Pharma, Inc.

1 Apr 2010

TNS signs revenue sharing agreement to launch dietary supplement products in USA

Total Nutraceutical Solutions, Inc announced today that the company has entered into a revenue sharing agreement to undertake a direct mail marketing program of a proprietary private label compound developed and manufactured by the company for joint pain and inflammation.

31 Mar 2010

$Vivakor, Eco Scientific Lab partner to commercialize VIVABlend and digital photo refractor screening device$

Vivakor, Eco Scientific Lab partner to commercialize VIVABlend and digital photo refractor screening device

Vivakor, Inc. announced today that it has partnered with Eco Scientific Lab, Inc. for commercialization of two Vivakor products. The first is the phytochemical rich nutraceutical beverage, VIVABlend™, developed exclusively by Vivakor and currently being sold in the direct to consumer market by Regeneca International, Inc.

29 Mar 2010

Special medicated contact lenses can help treat common eye disorders

The popular dietary supplement vitamin E, loaded into special medicated contact lenses, can keep glaucoma medicine near the eye - where it can treat that common disease- almost 100 times longer than possible with current commercial lenses, scientists reported here today.

25 Mar 2010

PanGenex finalizes partnership agreement with That’s Us Technologies

PanGenex Corporation a global manufacturer and distributor of nutraceutical and dietary supplement products, announced today that it has finalized a partnership agreement with That’s Us Technologies, Inc. (www.thatsus.com) a marketing company whose exclusive focus is internet marketing.

22 Mar 2010

Legacy Biotechnologies, Phillips Sales and Marketing reach agreement to distribute Reme-Flu remedy

Nuvilex, Inc., announces today that Legacy Biotechnologies, Inc., its joint venture partner in Reme-Flu™ homeopathic flu remedy, has reached an agreement with Phillips Sales and Marketing to begin the national sales and marketing campaign for retail distribution of Reme-Flu™.