OffTheScale (OTS), a new fitness platform being promoted by celebrity fitness trainer and author Jay Cardiello, will be powered by Garmin's Vivofit II fitness tracker. OffTheScale provides a Garmin wearable device to each of its ...
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The UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' (DEFRA) report has supported the use of new video imaging and infrared technology to estimate fat content and meat quality of carcasses in abattoirs. The technology, launched in ...
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In the wake of several foodborne illness outbreaks in the US, the country's watchdog has finalized two rules that requires firms to identify food safety risks and detail measures to prevent or minimize such risks from occuring. ...
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Those closely following the 3D printing space know all about its immense potential to disrupt numerous established industries, from children’s toys to housing. Innovators in the field have been showcasing advancements at CES for years ...
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Researchers from Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute and Deakin University in Melbourne, have performed a study to assess the effect of dairy fat and soy oil on circulating postprandial lipids in men (Meikle et al., 2015). The study was ...
A new study reveals that drinking low-calorie cranberry juice cocktail may help lower the risk of chronic diseases that rank among the leading causes of death worldwide, including heart disease, diabetes and stroke. To discover the extent ...
I’ve just returned from several weeks travelling across the United States. It is fabulous to be home – and to appreciate just how lucky we are in Australia to live in an amazing part of the world. We see so much ...
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Bosch Packaging Technology has demonstrated its rotary pen assembly machine MRA for the medical devices industry, at Achema in Frankfurt, Germany. The device, designed by Bosch subsidiary Moeller & Devicon, assembles pens or injectors ...
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Aoluguya, a stage play about the life and culture of the Ewenki nationality, kicked off at the Hulun Buir Grand Theater recently. In the show, Shaman dance appeared on the stage for the first time, offering people a glimpse of the ancient ...
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Many contagious diseases and plagues were said to originate during the fifth lunar month when the Dragon Boat Festival takes place. Chinese people, especially children, made incense bags and hung them on their necks to avoid catching ...
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A joint yoga-tai chi demonstration will take place at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on May 15 to honor Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden visit as head of government to China. Around 200 people from the 'Yogi Yoga' center will perform ...
China raised the consumption tax on cigarettes from five percent to 11 percent, announced the Ministry of Finance in a statement on Friday. Each cigarette will be taxed an additional 0.005 yuan during the wholesale process, effective from ...
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The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Summer, the 7th term of the year, begins on May 6 and ends on May 20 this year. Start of Summer signals the transition of seasons. On this day, the ...
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The US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced three grants to improve food security by reducing livestock losses to insects and diseases. The $3m grants have been awarded to researchers ...
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The Indian Government has promised to push tobacco companies to manufacture packaging with bigger health warnings soon. The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda assured the Lok Sabha that the government would go ahead ...
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