Supplements

Stricter oversight of dietary supplements closer (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
Stricter government oversight of dietary supplements is moving closer thanks to an agreement among senators to include guidelines in a food safety bill. Four key areas of "common ground" are outlined in a letter sent by Sens. John McCain, an Arizona Republican, and Byron Dorgan, a North Dakota Democrat, to Sen.
Majority of nurse practitioners recommend dietary supplements for overall health and wellness (News-Medical-Net)
Eighty-five percent of nurse practitioners agree that one of the roles of healthcare professionals is to provide their patients with information about dietary supplements, according to new research from the "Life...supplemented" 2009 Healthcare Professionals (HCP) Impact Study.
Stricter oversight of dietary supplements closer (WKBT La Crosse)
Associated Press - March 10, 2010 8:44 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - Stricter government oversight of dietary supplements is moving closer thanks to an agreement among senators to include guidelines...
Super Supplements to open two Portland area stores by summer (The Oregonian)
Super Supplements coming to Oregon.
Stricter oversight of dietary supplements closer (The Washington DC Examiner)
WASHINGTON — Stricter government oversight of dietary supplements is moving closer thanks to an agreement among senators to include guidelines in a food safety bill.
Supplements may hurt prostate treatment (UPI)
ROYAL OAK, Mich., March 10 (UPI) -- Some dietary supplements may harm rather than help prostate cancer patients, U.S. researchers say.
Himalaya Intl enters nutraceuticals, supplements mkt (Business Standard India)
Himalya International today announced its entry into nutraceuticals and dietary supplements market. The company has launched nutritional supplement under brand name 1 daily in Delhi NCR. It has tied up with Global Reliance Inc for technical collaborations and has launched four products under the brand name 1 daily.
IMPORTANCE OF SUPPLEMENTS (NBC40 South Jersey)
EGG HARBOR TWP.--For two months now, we've been watching Meteorologist Monica Ott and reporter Phaedra Laird change before our very eyes, as the folks at Island Gym help them achieve a total body transformation. Tonight they discuss another important part of their daily routine; supplements.
McCain 'revisiting' supplements reform Bill (Nutraingredients.com)
The Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010 was introduced to widespread industry criticism last month by McCain and Byron Dorgan, a Democratic Senator from North Dakota.
Dietary Supplements Discouraged For Prostate Cancer Patients (Medical News Today)
Prostate-specific dietary supplements should not be taken during radiation therapy treatments because they have been shown to increase the radiosensitivity of normal prostate cell lines, leading to normal tissue complications, according to a study in the March issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation ...