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Tag Archives: Souvenaid
New WHO Guidelines on risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia
https://www.who.int/mental_health/neurology/dementia/guidelines_risk_reduction/en/ Relevant to concerns about FSANZ Standard 2.6.5 which has allowed products such as Souvanaid® and Ceretain® to be self-assessed and promoted for the dietary management of Alzheimer’s dementia or related mild cognitive impairment. On supplements, WHO says: Vitamins B … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Choosing wisely, Complementary medicine, Natural Therapies
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, Ceretain, cognitive impairment, food-medicine interface, FSANZ Standard 2.6.5, Grunbiotics, Mediterranean diet, Nutricia, Souvenaid, WHO Guidelines on risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia
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Souvenaid update
A recent NPS review is relevant: http://www.nps.org.au/health-professionals/health-news-evidence/2014/souvenaid Also, I understand that the subsidy of Souvenaid was considered at a recent meeting of the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Reference Committee (RPRC). I have yet to be informed of the outcome. Finally, I am … Continue reading
Souvenaid again
In a media release dated Sept 10, 2013 Nutrica claimed that the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) has announced reimbursement of Souvenaid. I wrote to the Secretariat of the DVA Repatriation Pharmaceutical Reference Committee asking on what grounds this product was this product put … Continue reading
Souvenaid update
Martijn B. Katan PhD, Emeritus Professor of Nutrition, Dept of Health Sciences, VU University, Amsterdam has written a review of this product for the Dutch Medical Journal (Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde). The author has kindly provided an English translation. His review complements my own concerns previous … Continue reading
Posted in Complementary medicine, Food, Pharmaceutical Promotion
Tagged FSANZ, Souvenaid
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Regulations around food-medicine products fail to protect consumers
The Souvenaid® case. by