- Natural Bites: Expo East
The world of natural and organic food products continues to expand as witnessed by the amount of interest in the Natural Products Expo East October 14¿17. Nearly 1,174 exhibitors filled the aisles with product for the 23,000 buyers at the expo who were in search of new products in a ......
- An Herbal Tutorial for Dummies
The introduction of herbs and other exotic elements to the RTD tea category was one of the primary drivers of the New Age beverage movement in the '90s, and continues today. For the uninitiated, here's a glossary of some of the more popular ingredients found in RTD tea.
- Technology Flavors & Fragrances creates taste in variety of foods, beverages
It was the moment of truth. Debra Braun, wearing a white chemist's smock in a lab at the Amityville headquarters of Technology Flavors & Fragrances, poured some ginger extract into a soup she was creating for sale in supermarkets. She noted the exact amount added and then lifted a small, ......
- For Our Eyes Only . . . Inside Merck's Mess
Recent hearings on Capitol Hill into the Cox-2 pain reliever debacle uncovered a large number of Merck's internal marketing documents that encouraged sales reps to play down the risks of Vioxx. They were even told to compare themselves to Martin Luther King, Jr.: "Just as with a physician, you must ......
- OUT OF THE BOX: Downloads
TO BRAND OR NOT TO BRAND? THAT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT's for sale Private label acetaminophen? Yes, consumers buy it; a lot of it.
- From a twinkle in the eye to a blockbuster drug: the
story of Celebrex[R] holds lessons for R&D leaders everywhere. (The
IRI Medalist's Address).
Modern drug discovery is a difficult, arduous process, filled with enormous risk. Success, however, can provide relief of human suffering and increased longevity, worthy goals by any standard. Because the discovery and development of new pharmaceuticals is so difficult, application of the best management techniques to the process is essential....
- MORRISTOWN, N.J.—Bayer Consumer Care Divisi
MORRISTOWN, N.J.?Bayer Consumer Care Division has begun offering a gelcap version of its Aleve pain reliever, which already is available in caplets and tablets. Aleve is designed to offer all-day relief from pain associated with arthritis, muscle aches, backaches and menstrual cramps with two pills.