US-based General Mills is being sued by the Center for Science in the Public Interest for alleged misleading labeling as well as false advertising. In its promotional campaign, General Mills has stated that its Cheerios Protein is ...
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Health campaign group Action on Sugar (AoS) has called for the ban on the sale of energy and sports drinks to youngsters after its research found that some of these products had up to 20 teaspoons of sugar. The research found the ...
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New EU food labelling laws have been introduced in the UK, requiring restaurants and takeaway outlets to tell customers if any of the main 14 food allergen ingredients are in the food served by the food outlet. The EU Food Information for ...
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Several individuals and organizations were honored today at the 95th Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) at the Hyatt Regency Princeton. NJHA Healthcare Leader Awards The 2014 Distinguished Service Award was ...
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Sixteen leading food and beverage companies in the US sold 6.4 trillion fewer calories in the US in 2012 than they did in 2007, according to the findings of a report funded by health organisation the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). ...
Major food companies are keeping their word by removing 6.4 trillion calories from the U.S. marketplace in an effort to promote healthy weight, a new report says. The report, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), a ...
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Health insurer Aetna has reported a net income of $536m, or $1.49 per share for the second quarter of 2013, with an increase of 17% and 13% compared to $457m, or $1.32 per share during the comparable period last fiscal. For the quarter ...
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US-based health care benefits company Aetna is planning to stop issuing health care products to individual consumers in California at the end of 2013. The health insurer, which notified California's insurance regulator about its impending ...
Sterling Insurance has expanded its Critical Condition plan offering in 18 additional US states, marking the availability of the new type of insurance to 31 states. The plan comprises 11 critical illnesses, which includes cancer, stroke, ...
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Tactio Health Group has introduced TactioDiabetes, a diabetes management tool that is used to track glucose / A1C tracking, medication tracking, insulin adjustments, carb to insulin ratio, diabetes specific health coaching and many more. ...
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US-based health care benefits company Aetna will soon complete the acquisition of Coventry Health Care, following the receipt of clearance from the US Department of Justice (DOJ). After the completion of the $5.7bn in cash and stock deal, ...
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The Commonwealth of Virginia has selected Aetna for provision of a health benefits plan option to its more than 200,000 eligible employees, retirees and family members, effective from 01 July. Dubbed COVA HealthAware, the ...
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US health care benefits company Aetna has introduced individual health insurance policies to Costco members in Florida, in a move to deliver value and convenience to individuals and families. Insured by Aetna, the Costco Personal Health ...
Qatar First Investment Bank(QFIB),Qatar's first independent Shari'ah compliant bank authorized by the QFC regulatory authority,announced the acquisition of a 40%stake in English Home,the leading retailer of home textile products in Turkey. ...
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The Hain Celestial Group,Inc.(NASDAQ:HAIN),a leading natural and organic products company providing consumers with A Healthy Way of Life announced that it had entered into a letter of intent to acquire lifestyle brand BluePrintTM,a ...
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