Researchers from Canada’s Université Laval’s faculty of science and engineering and center for optics, photonics, and lasers have developed smart textiles that can monitor and transmit the wearers’ biomedical ...
The backlash against sugar has changed consumer attitudes is effecting global markets, according to a new report from global market research organisation Euromonitor International. The report identifies 34 global markets, all of which saw ...
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China will become the world's second-largest medical technology market with a value of $55 billion by 2020, The Boston Consulting Group said in a report released on Wednesday. The medtech market, including instruments and equipment, ...
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A process for producing the sweetener erythritol from sapodilla, a tropical tree, has been developed by students at the Technological Institute of Monterrey (ITESM) in Mexico. Some natural low calorie sweeteners, including erythritol (a ...
Despite the hype, wearables are poised to make good on their promise to have substantial influence on society and business, according to a new report from PwC. Consumers seem to be excited by the potential of wearables, regardless of the ...
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Medtronic and Johnson & Johnson have agreed to settle a patent infringement lawsuit involving insulin pumps. On July 28, Judge Ronald Lew in U.S. District Court for California’s Central District issued a joint stipulation, ...
MedPockets, a bra company based in Marblehead, MA, provides a bra with pockets for women with diabetes to store their insulin pumps and other diabetic equipment. The bra comes with 4 pockets, one in each side panel and one in each cup. ...
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A new study has revealed that food packaging includes hazardous chemicals that are legally used in the production of food contact materials in Europe and the US, and cause health problems. The study entitled 'Food contact substances ...
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Congress government in the US has introduced a new bill, 'Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2014', to ban the usage of toxic bisephenol-A (BPA) in food packaging, citing its role in disrupting hormones especially in elderly, pregnant women, ...
Arcadia Biosciences, an agricultural biotechnology company focused on developing technologies and products that benefit the environment and enhance human health, announced the commercial launch of SONOVA ULTRA GLA Safflower Oil. With 55 ...
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The California State Senate’s Appropriations Committee has approved a bill that mandates sugary soft drinks to feature labels that warn of obesity, diabetes and tooth decay. Under the new measure, which was approved on a 5-2 ...
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Blood glucose test strips sold in these packages have been declared misbranded by FDA and should not be used. (Courtesy FDA) FDA has announced the recommendation that use of Shasta Technologies' GenStrip Glucose Test Strips be ...
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Diets high in fibre, especially cereal fibre, may help heart attack survivors live longer People who survive heart attacks have a greater chance of living longer if they increase their dietary intake of fibre – with cereal fibres ...
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Increasing coffee consumption may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes Increasing coffee consumption by an average one-and-a-half cups per day (approximately 360mL) over a four-year period is associated with an 11 per cent ...
How much of Walmart's revenue comes from its shoppers' food stamps? The store isn't required to say. But a January Court of Appeals ruling could change that. If the unanimous decision by the Eighth Circuit's panel of three judges holds, the ...
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