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The Natural Products Association submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) surrounding the use of, and forthcoming guidance regarding the Interim Final Rule (IFR) as it relates to the cGMPs. [click link for full article]

In an effort to save lives and reduce disability from stroke and heart disease, 17 of Canada’s leading health groups and professional associations urged comprehensive action to reduce sodium levels in food. “Increased blood pressure is the leading risk factor for death, causing most of the strokes and much of the heart disease our country faces,” says Dr. Norm Campbell of Blood Pressure Canada, who spearheaded development of a National Sodium Policy statement. [click link for full article]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) are currently investigating possible linkages between E. coli cases that occurred earlier this summer in Canada. The investigation is examining 45 cases of E. coli O157:H7 that were found in New Brunswick, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Ontario and British Columbia. These cases were previously reported from July to September, 2007. [click link for full article]

Early results of a 12 million pound, 4-year EU study on the benefits of organic food suggest that some of them, such as fruit, vegetables and milk, are more nutritious than non-organically produced food and may contain higher concentrations of cancer fighting and heart beneficial antioxidants. The results were released to the press but there is no mention of a of a journal publication as yet. [click link for full article]

The daily consumption of vegetables and fruit combined with a diet consisting of wholegrain products, fish, beans and small amounts of alcohol can more than halve the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have analysed the eating habits of 25,000 Swedish women and found two specific dietary patterns that correlate significantly with a healthy heart. [click link for full article]

UroToday.com - From the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine - October 13-17, 2007Isoflavones are plant derived polyphenoloic compounds with weak estrogenic activity found mainly in soybeans and soy-derived products. High isoflavone intake has been reported to be associated with decreased animal fertility. The impact of high isoflavone intake on human fertility is unknown. [click link for full article]

Whether their effectiveness is fact or fiction, non- and minimally-invasive techniques to remove fat are making headlines.

Schizophrenia may occur, in part, because of a problem in an intermittent on/off switch for a gene involved in making a key chemical messenger in the brain.

Researchers recently reported that roughly nine percent of U.S. adults have a personality disorder.

Results of a new study may one day help scientists learn how to enhance a naturally occurring mechanism in the brain that promotes resilience to psychological stress.