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Best wishes and thank you!

By Warren Matthews
22 December 2011
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For many of our Customers, this is the time of year in which they celebrate Christmas and have some holidays. For others, their time of celebration is at a different time of the year. Whichever culture that you come into, we all have one thing in common and that is we are nearing the end of 2011.

Three Myths of the Creaky Bones

Do your bones ache and creak most of the time? Worse still, are you experiencing fractures and broken bones as you age? Then perhaps your Doctor has diagnosed you as one of the estimated 200 million + people worldwide suffering from what is considered as “a serious public health concern”.

An Update of NDI's...

If you have been a reader of this blog for some time you may have read the earlier articles that I wrote concerning NDI's which stands for New Dietary Ingredient. The thrust of those articles were to bring to your attention the threat that we were all facing, industry and consumer alike to the on-going access to dietary supplements.

Drug Company Faces Hurdles From US Senators

By Dean Davis
15 December 2011
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Last week, three senators asked a large pharmaceutical company (and five other health companies) to spill the beans and reveal why want to block generic versions of the cholesterol drug Lipitor.

Warning On Gastric Band Weight-Loss Claims

One of the latest ways to promote weight loss is the application of a gastric band. These devices are implanted around the upper part of the stomach to create a ‘pouch’ which effectively reduces the amount that you can eat at one time.

“He Who Pays the Piper Calls the Tune”

Drug companies have long kept secret payment details they make to medical professionals for promoting their drugs. This practice, though legal, raises many questions about potential conflicts, and whether the interests of patients may be compromised.

World Anti-Corruption Day

By Warren Matthews
08 December 2011
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The 9th December is 'International Anti-Corruption Day'. Whereas I appreciate that this is not directly related to health matters it is indirectly in that corruption in all its various forms impacts on all of us in some way which in turn can affect our health whether it be mental or physical.

NSAIDs or Natural Nutrients for Pain Relief?

While many of us look forward to the fun and camaraderie of the imminent festive season, it can also be one of the most stressful of times. Additional work, family feuds and squabbling kids often leave me with a lopsided grin and intense headache!

Europe Bans Airport Scanners...

By Dean Davis
07 December 2011
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According to this article on the Time website, a few weeks ago the European Commission proposed to ban the so-called 'backscatter' X-ray machines. These scanners emit radiation and are seen as a risk to the health and safety of citizens through the EU's 27 member nations.

Omega 3 helping Autistic kids

By Warren Matthews
01 December 2011
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A couple of weeks ago, whilst I was at our Thailand office in Bangkok, some of the staff there asked me if I would come with them to their monthly visit to the Autistic Thai Foundation, so that the administrators of the foundation could meet me and I could meet some of the families whom we are helping out.