A new survey finds that 44 percent of American adults are concerned that the use of e-cigarettes by children and teens will encourage them to start smoking. In addition, nearly half of the parents surveyed (48 percent) are worried that ...
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Boosting the amount of fiber in your diet may lower your risk for heart disease, a new study finds. "With so much controversy causing many to avoid carbohydrates and grains, this trial reassures us of the importance of fiber in the ...
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Bunge North America, a unit of food processing firm Bunge, has purchased the wheat milling business of Grupo Altex in Mexico for an undisclosed amount. Grupo Altex produces a wide range of products from wheat including, bread flour, ...
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Two published studies and an accompanying editorial in the Annals of Internal Medicine say there is no clear benefit for most to consume vitamin supplements. Eliseo Guallar of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in ...
Cultivated in China to sweeten tea, Siraitia grosvenorii could rescure the U.S. soda industry valued $8 billion. Siraitia grosvenorii is an herbaceous perennial vine of the Cucurbitaceae (gourd) family, native to southern China and ...
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Just two months after its launch, the Cotton LEADS program continues to gain momentum along the global textile supply chain. Thirty textile companies - suppliers to some of the world's most recognizable apparel brands - have formally ...
UPM Raflatac has added three new products to a range of thermally printable tags purpose-designed for netted produce. The new Fruit Tag Gloss, Fruit Tag Thermal Eco and Fruit Tag Thermal Top feature a special adhesive which gives dry ...
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Upfront Foods single serving, grab-and-go granola, which makes an easy healthy breakfast or healthy snack, has achieved Vegan Certification through the Vegan Awareness Foundation. The Vegan Certification means that Upfront Foods vegan ...
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Almost half of parents concerned their child will try e-cigarettes; support high for prohibiting sale to kids, says U-M National Poll on Children's Health Adults nationwide are concerned about the use of e-cigarettes by children and ...
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UPM Raflatac has added three new products to a range of thermally printable tags purpose-designed for netted produce. The new Fruit Tag Gloss, Fruit Tag Thermal Eco and Fruit Tag Thermal Top feature a special adhesive which gives dry ...
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Our latest four-door refrigerator comes with a water dispenser that conveniently dispenses not only still but sparkling water too so people can enjoy refreshing carbonated water anytime, or be creative and purchase SodaStream syrups, juices ...
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Two published studies and an accompanying editorial in the Annals of Internal Medicine say there is no clear benefit for most to consume vitamin supplements. Eliseo Guallar of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in ...
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U.S. researchers suggest paying students in school small amounts of money or prizes increases the number who ate fruit or vegetables at lunch. Joe Price, an economics professor at Brigham Young University, and David Just of Cornell ...
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments: Chinese Woman Killed by cNew to Humans A Chinese woman has died from a bird flu strain that has never before affected humans, and the World Health Organization called the ...
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The firm says the spike in business activity was not just seasonal, but "an underlying increase in general sales". Simon Balderson, Sirane managing director, said: "New innovations are starting to take off, and we've put a lot of energy ...