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– . Chicago Tribune – July TO YOUR HEALTH DESIGNER FOODS PROGRAM AIMS TO HARNESS CANCER-FIGHTING ELEMENTS IN NATURE Gazing out the window of his cramped, paper-strewn office overlooking the Beltway at the National Cancer Institute in Washington, D.C., Herb Pierson was reminiscing about a project he worked on years ago in Montana. “The cattle ranchers were upset because there was an epidemic of spontaneous abortions among breeding cows, one that had been going on for decades. One unusual thing the cows had in common was that they were browsing on the needles of Ponderosa pines. When I… . The Buffalo News – June , GOURMANDISE Chef of the year Monday night, at a gala dinner at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo, David A. Hoffman will receive the Chef of the Year Award from the American Culinary Federation of Greater Buffalo.A graduate of Johnson and Wales College, Hoffman is the executive chef of the Saturn Club.His experience has included stints at the Pony Post Restaurant in Hamburg, Shayleen’s and the Eagle House in Williamsville, and he has won many medals at culinary… . Chicago Tribune – May TO YOUR HEALTH DESIGNER FOODS PROGRAM AIMS TO HARNESS CANCER-FIGHTING ELEMENTS IN NATURE Gazing out the window of his cramped, paper-strewn office overlooking the Beltway at the National Cancer Institute in Washington, D.C., Herb Pierson was reminiscing about a project he worked on years ago in Montana. “The cattle ranchers were upset because there was an epidemic of spontaneous abortions among breeding cows, one that had been going on for decades. One unusual thing the cows had in common was that they were browsing on the needles of Ponderosa pines. When I… . Chicago Tribune – May A SIMPLE REMEDY INADEQUATE INTAKE OF FOLIC ACID, BIRTH DEFECTS LINKED With the growing link between inadequate folic acid intake during pregnancy and neural tube defects, the time has come for public health officials to make sure that all pregnant women receive adequate levels of this important nutrient, according to a Harvard Medical School researcher. Neural tube defects, the most common major birth defects in the U.S., affect of every , babies. They primarily include sina bifida, in which the spine is not closed, and… . Datamonitor – March Function Drinks launches two new drinks Function Drinks has launched the strawberry guava flavored Function: Alternative Energy, and peach mango flavored Function: Light Weight drinks. Function: Alternative Energy, Strawberry Guava, is an all-natural, non-carbonated, time-release energy drink that reportedly works to support the body for six hours to eight hours. Function: Light Weight, Peach Mango employs a powerhouse formula consisting of resveratrol and the green tea extract, Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) to… . Asian News International (New Delhi, India) – December , Lousy taste preventing lifesaver beer from going on sale London, Nov (ANI): BioBeer might have been publicised as being capable of boosting life expectancy and avoiding illness, but it also has a rather ’sour’ point-it tastes lousy.BioBeer is a genetically modified beer, which was produced by student researchers for a competition in Texas that tests GM products. It is brewed with a specific yeast that produces resveratrol, a chemical in red wine believed to protect against heart disease, diabetes, cancer and… . Asian News International (New Delhi, India) – November Lousy taste preventing lifesaver beer from going on sale London, Nov (ANI): BioBeer might have been publicised as being capable of boosting life expectancy and avoiding illness, but it also has a rather ’sour’ point-it tastes lousy.BioBeer is a genetically modified beer, which was produced by student researchers for a competition in Texas that tests GM products. It is brewed with a specific yeast that produces resveratrol, a chemical in red wine believed to protect against heart disease, diabetes, cancer and… . – October Sirtris to Present at First Annual Boston Biotech R&D Conference Sirtris, a GSK company focused on discovering and developing small molecule drugs to treat diseases of aging such as Type Diabetes, today announced that it will provide an update on the Company�s clinical and preclinical progress at the Boston Biotech R&D Conference on Wednesday, October at Harvard Medical School. Christoph Westphal, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Sirtris, a GSK company, will provide an update on the… . – February Sirtris Pharmaceuticals Enters Collaborative Study Testing New Chemical Entities and Clinical Drug Candidate In Multiple Models of Cancer with the National Cancer Institute Sirtris Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SIRT), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing small molecule drugs to treat diseases of aging, announced today that it will collaborate with the National Cancer Institute to test the anti-cancer impact of Sirtris SIRT enzyme activators in numerous models of cancer. By providing the resources for this study, the National Cancer Institute is accelerating the testing of our compounds in both solid and hematological models of… . (KY) – February , SCIENTISTS MINE WINE TO WARD OFF AGING, COMPANY’S CO-FOUNDER DOESN’T WANT TO CREATE ‘FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH’ ILLUSION Here’s the kind of headline you like to see: “Drink Wine and Live Longer.”That’s what Fortune (Feb. ) says in its cover story about a new company set up by Harvard Medical School scientist David Sinclair and former venture capitalist and doctor Christoph Westphal. Sinclair’s tests on mice, made public in November, concluded that the chemical resveratrol, found in red wine, showed signs of helping ward off the ill effects of old…

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