Fabricant Named Interim Executive Director and CEO of Natural Products Association
from The Natural Products Association
The Natural Products Association announced that Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D., has been appointed interim executive director and CEO of the organization effective Aug. 3. Fabricant has served as vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs with NPA since December 2004. As was previously announced, David Seckman, who has headed the association for more than nine years, will be leaving at the end of the month to lead the Food Processing Suppliers Association. More 
Only Two More GMP Seminars Left for 2009
from the Natural Products Association
Dietary supplement companies-- are you ready for a visit from FDA? The agency promises a significant increase in GMP inspections this year, and if your company has more than 20 employees, you could be targeted. Register today for the Natural Products Association’s advanced course on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) good manufacturing practices (GMPs), offered at Expo East in Boston, Sept. 23-24; and at SupplySide West in Las Vegas, November 10 - 11. Register today, or contact Vicki Whitsitt for more information at (800) 966-6632, ext. 243.
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Brand Showcase: Aquasana
"All told, it’s a great time to be selling water filters and reusable bottles."
- The New York Times
A major shift in consumer buying trends boosts sales of home water filtration products. Retailers who carry small water filtration systems and refillable water bottles offer a more
"Eco-Nomical" alternative for healthy water. Aquasana home water products are geared towards the "health & wellness" consumer. Highest performance ratings and best value, voted "Best Buy" by Consumers Digest 6 years running.
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Between the Battle Lines on Health Care
from Reuters
Battle lines were drawn in the past week after House Democrats introduced the latest legislation to overhaul U.S. healthcare, including a provision that would penalize small businesses that fail to offer health benefits to their workers. Republican legislators and national lobbying organizations such as the National Federation of Independent Business fired off salvos against that mandate and other stipulations in America's Affordable Health Choices Act (HR-3200), attacking the measure as an impediment to a free market economy during tough recessionary times.
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Supplement Bills Call for More Health Care Focus, 'Full' Regulation
from Nutraingredients-USA
Two bills introduced in the United States Congress this week are pushing for further focus on dietary supplements, requesting the products to be eligible as deductible medical expenses and calling for the full implementation of DSHEA. More
Detroit: A City Without Chain Grocery Stores
from CNN
Detroit is one of America's largest cities, but there isn't a single grocery chain store within the city limits. Spurned by national retailers, Detroit's nearly 1 million residents instead rely on independent stores run by local entrepreneurs for their most basic needs.
But for those entrepreneurs, staying in business can be a struggle.
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Trans Fats in Restaurants: The New York City Experience
from The Los Angeles Times
In December 2006, New York City's Department of of Health and Mental Hygiene announced that heart-unhealthy artificial trans fats were to be phased out of restaurant foods in the city. The recent issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine has a report on how the trans-fat removal went -- whether restaurants complied, whether the trans fats were replaced by extra saturated fats, whether it cost restaurants more, etc.
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Your Next Move When Business Is Down
from BusinessWeek
If revenue is at least flat, tweak your marketing to focus on how customers can save money. If you still have cash or a credit line, consider capital improvements.
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Vitamin D Supplements May Cut Depression Symptoms
from HealthDay via ModernMedicine
Treating women with seasonal depression using a vitamin D supplement can reduce depressive symptoms, according to a study published the August issue of Applied Nursing Research. Researchers conducted a study of nine women with serum vitamin D levels of less than 40 ng/ml, of whom six completed the Beck Depression Inventory before and after supplementation with vitamin D. More
Multivitamins May Lower Heart Disease Death Risk
from Nutraingredients-USA
Long-term regular consumption of a multivitamin may reduce the risk of dying from heart disease by 16 per cent, according to a new study from the U.S. Intakes of vitamin E over 215 milligrams per day over the course of ten years were also associated with a 28 per cent reduction in the risk of death from cardiovascular disease, according to findings published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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Low-income Consumers Driving Demand for Green Products
from Brandweek
Contrary to the idea that higher-income shoppers are most interested in “green” products, lower-income shoppers are actually driving demand for sustainable product purchases, per a study by Atlanta-based retail design and strategy firm Miller Zell.
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Studies Show Genetic Activity of Antioxidants
from HealthDay News
Using the latest genetic technology, researchers have begun to discover the exact molecular reasons why foods such as turmeric – a popular curry spice – and ordinary orange juice are good for the health of hearts and arteries.
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Transitions™ Herbs for Menopause
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