Women's Health

Sex health supplements may promise hyped-up benefits. What benefits can consumers realistically expect?

Phospholipid brain-health dietary supplements can be the foundation of a healthy mind.

Frutarom participated in a review of phytoestrogen-rich plant products.

Decas has the world's only cranberry ingredient with a urinary health claim.

CSPI was threatening with a lawsuit.

A yearlong study offers another viewpoint.

ERr 731 is a phytoestrogen selective estrogen receptor modulator (phytoSERM) from Siberian rhubarb root.

The company also plans to roll out BioBactro in Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia.

Results were presented in late May at the 10th Congress of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL) held in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Medical Brands (Amsterdam) and Decas Botanical Synergies (Carver, MA) have earned EU medical device status for their Cranberry-Active Bladder Capsules, intended to treat or prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs).

Based on the botanical Pueraria candollei var. mirifica, Puresterol is a patented ingredient that the company says has shown to be a promising hormone and herbal support for menopausal women.

Extracted from hibiscus flower, Utirose helps reduce the incidence of urinary tract infections among women who are particularly susceptible to reoccurring episodes.

Specializing in herbal extracts, with manufacturing done per GMP standards, the company offers comprehensive solutions for the natural product industry’s raw material needs.

Postmenopausal women supplementing with calcium and vitamin D experienced added benefit with the addition of vitamin K1 or K2.

While research confirms the value of cranberry supplements, questions persist about how to measure proanthocyanidin content.

The French maritime pine bark extract reduced menopause symptoms at half the dosage used in a previous trial.

Compared to placebo, soy isoflavone consumption was linked to significant reduction in hot flash frequency (20.6%) and severity (26.2%).

Utirose has been shown to reduce incidences of urinary tract infections (UTIs), especially among women who experience reoccurring UTIs.

Less may be more when it comes to melatonin as a sleep supplement.

Researchers assessed breast cancer cases and lignan consumption in nearly 1300 women.

A look at several dietary supplements that should be on the radars of health care practitioners.

Research published in the journal Menopause suggests that lignan-rich flaxseed is not effective in reducing menopausal hot flashes.

Horphag Research Nutrition will focus on function food and beverage development with Pycnogenol.

A closer look at natural ingredients for sex health.

Ingredients, dietary supplements, and functional foods and beverages from Israel.

A yearlong study on 221 premenopausal women suffering from recurrent urinary tract infections has concluded that UTI recurrences were better avoided with an antibiotic than a Cran-Max cranberry dietary supplement. But the antibiotic promoted antibiotic resistance.

Two years of taking soy tablets does not prevent bone mineral density loss, according to results of a study published at the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Of note, numerous health claims submitted for soy isoflavones were rejected.

The agency’s has weighed in on 536 new claims.

A large-scale study supports the safety and bioavailability of higher vitamin D doses for pregnant women.