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Pork Rinds & Snacks Recalls Pork Skin Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination

Jan 6, 2017

Pork Rinds & Snacks is recalling approximately 7,629 pounds of pork skin products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The ready-to-eat ...

Tags: Pork Rinds, Snacks

Hasbro adds new Companion Pet Pup to Joy For All brand

Oct 9, 2016

‘We are truly excited for the new Joy For All product – the Companion Pet Pup – to bring even more light-hearted fun and laughter to seniors and their families,’ says Hasbro’s Ted Fischer. Hasbro is boosting ...

Tags: Hasbro, Pet Pup, Joy For All

Toyota Motor, Deka Research and Development Join Forces to Develop Mobility Solutions for Disabled Community

May 25, 2016

Toyota Motor North America is joining forces with DEKA Research and Development, the company founded by legendary inventor Dean Kamen, to support mobility solutions for the disabled community. This agreement will help DEKA to proceed with ...

Tags: Toyota Motor, Deka Research

Tailored Lighting Improves Quality of Life

Apr 20, 2016

Lighting tailored to the needs of an individual can improve sleep and reduce depression and agitation in persons with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a recent study led by Dr. Mariana Figueiro, Light & Health Program Director at the ...

Tags: Tailored Lighting, LRC

Taylor Farms Issues Recall of Celery Products Over E. Coli Contamination Fear

Dec 3, 2015

California-based Taylor Farms Pacific is recalling products containing celery and onions over fear of these products containing E. coli 0157:H7, a bacterium that causes diarrheal illnesses. The discovery came to light when samples ...

Tags: celery, onions, E.coli 0157:H7

LRC Launches Lighting Design Website to Support Health and Wellbeing of Older Adults

Nov 12, 2015

Older adults in long-term care facilities often spend their days and nights in dimly-lit rooms with minimal time spent outdoors. The constant, unvarying dim light found in many long-term care facilities means that older adults are not ...

Tags: LRC, Older adults, Lighting

Eating Green Leafy Vegetables Could Help Slow Cognitive Decline

Apr 14, 2015

Something as easy as adding more spinach, kale, collards and mustard greens to the diet could help slow cognitive decline, according to new research from Rush University Medical Centre in Chicago. The study, which was presented at the ...

Tags: Green Leafy Vegetables, Mental Abilities

Salt Intake Not Associated with Mortality or Risk for CVD and HF

Jan 23, 2015

Study finds salt intake not associated with heart health risks Salt intake was not associated with mortality or risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and heart failure (HF) in older adults based on self-reported estimated sodium ...

Tags: salt, heart health risks, Agriculture

Trends in Various Fitness Environments

Jan 5, 2015

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) announced its annual fitness trend forecast based on survey responses from thousands of fitness professionals. Body weight training, high-intensity interval training, educated/experienced ...

Tags: Body weight training, high-intensity interval training, Sporting Goods

84% of Devices Had Not Been Tested on Any Child Before The Approval Was Granted.

Apr 14, 2014

A study of 25 high-risk medical devices approved for use on children showed that 84 percent of those devices approved by FDA since 2008 had not been tested on any child under 18 years of age before the approval was granted. Eleven had not ...

Tags: Health, Medicine

A Diet High in Animal Protein May Help Prevent Functional Decline in The Elderly

Mar 13, 2014

A diet high in animal protein may help prevent functional decline in the elderly, researchers in Japan suggest. Megumi Tsubota-Utsugi of the National Institute of Health and Nutrition in Japan, and her colleagues in Tohoku University and ...

Tags: protein, Identifying nutritional factors, absorb or process protein

Low Protein Intake May Be a Key Factor in Longevity

Mar 13, 2014

Low protein intake may be a key factor in longevity, according to two groups of researchers who published studies in the journal Cell Metabolism on 4 March 2014. The first study, from researchers at the University of Southern California, ...

Tags: Low protein intake, High protein, healthy balanced diet

2.1 Million Privately Insured and 4 Million in Government Insurance Plan

Feb 28, 2014

For seniors, every extra hour a day spent sitting is linked to double the risk of being disabled no matter how much exercise people get, U.S. researchers say. Lead author Dorothy Dunlop, a professor of medicine at Northwestern ...

Tags: sedentary behavior, physical activity, increased disability

A Third of People Over 65 Living in The UK Will Experience a Fall

Feb 27, 2014

Every year, a third of people over 65 living in the UK will experience a fall. This not only causes considerable emotional distress and physical harm, but also costs an already over-stretched health system over £1 billion each year. ...

Tags: Older Adult, BU research, Preventative Exercise, hospital admission

Pfizer Said The Trial of Its Pneumonia Immunization in Adults Age 65

Feb 26, 2014

NEW YORK, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Pfizer Inc. in New York said the trial of its pneumonia immunization in adults age 65 and older against bacterial pneumonia achieved its goals. The Community-Acquired Pneumonia Immunization Trial in Adults, the ...

Tags: bacterial pneumonia, Pneumococcal Diseases, Medicine

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