• QAI meets European organic standards
• British regulations on vitamin B6 set dangerous precedent.
• OTC sales of dietary supplements increase in China.
• Japan removes barriers to import of vitamins.
• Suppliers of health foods in China must have licenses
• World Health Organization names Office of Alternative Medicine as collaborating center in traditional medicine.

• Tea flavonoids may assist in prevention of coronary artery disease
• Flaxseed Supplementation reduces metastasis of melanoma cells in mice
• Zinc and genistein together may help prevent age-related bone loss
• Chromium picolinate study supports previous research.
• Antioxidants improve lung function.
• Pycnogenol® reduces platelet aggregation.
• Soy may protect against cancer.
• Clinical trial shows kava reduces stress.
• JAMA: positive results in Alzheimer disease with Ginkgo extract
• Effects of essential oils on skeletal and smooth muscle in vitro
• Bastyr investigates adulterants in Chinese patent medicines.
• Bastyr study to assess efficacy of Echinacea.
• Effect of turmeric oil and oleoresin on cytogenic damage in patients suffering from oral submucous fibrosis.
• Tea study by Health Canada supports health benefits.
• Ginkgo biloba compares favorably to drug used in Alzheimer's treatment.
• Columbia studies herbal medicine.

• FDA backs down on disease definition
• Congress requires "sound science" from FDA on ephedra proposal.
• Improvements in FDA adverse events monitoring system needed.
• FDA and FTC surf the web for deceptive supplements claims.
• "Save DSHEA" consumer campaign.
• Ephedra safety study in progress.
• DSSC says ephedrine not a controlled substance.
• Texas classifies ephedrine a dangerous drug.
• Revised Alcohol Warning on Tylenol®.
• States push for ephedra restrictions
• FDA announces plans to take action against ephedra.
• Pharmanex Inc. withdraws suit against FDA.
• FDA forced into meeting deadlines for approving health claims.
• Botanical Ingredient Review proposed to CDSL.
• New OTC label format requirements could impact supplements.
• End of public comment period on FDA's proposed GMPs

• Nu Skin acquires Pharmanex, Inc.
• Indena® sponsors scientific conference on dietary antioxidants.
• Warner-Lambert launches Quanterra herbal product line. 
• Whitehall-Robins to introduce Centrum Herbals. 
• NNFA St. John's Wort Test Discredits Good Housekeeping Results
• Supplement containing grape seed, grape skin, Ginkgo biloba and bilberry shows cardiovascular benefits.
• JAMA reports alternative medicine use linked to higher education level.
• Whole Foods Market reorganizes supplement section according to claims.
• Frontier buys aromatherapy manufacturer.
• Bayer introduces One-A-Day specialized supplements with herbs.
• LAPD admits no kava found in "fX Rush."
• AHPA proposes kava labeling.
• Funding available for supplement research.
• USP botanical monographs published for preview in Pharmacopeial Forum.

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