nutraceuticals
Antioxidant company: Aeolus Pharma
Nice; an antioxidant company: Aeolus Pharma.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )The need for true immune supplements, over-the-counter.
I don’t understand why in our grocery and drug stores we still have antiquated, unproven “immune-building” supplements (garlic is good, and proven, but those Airborne and Emergen-C supplements, especially, annoy me in that they’re not proven to work).
Why doesn’t a pharmaceutical company step up and push scientifically proven, powerful immune-building compounds for over-the-counter indications?
For instance, [...]
Elixir Pharma, another sirtuin company.
Sirtris Pharma isn’t the only company working on sirtuin research; Elixir Pharma is too.
I wonder if, assuming these get approved, we’d need a prescription for them? After all, they are naturally occuring compounds, and they (thus far) don’t appear to have _any_ side-effects, though I can see the potential for abuse.
A slate of natural pharmaceutical products are in the works.
When it comes to nutritional supplements, most people equate “natural” to mean “good” and “safe,” but that’s not entirely true. The natural substance Ephedra, for instance, can be deadly. Still, the perception is based on somewhat-sound logic: if it’s found in natural substances, how could it be bad? The key really isn’t [...]
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