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Time to Tap Underestimated Resource of TCM

Oct 18, 2016

East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet" Rudyard Kipling famously wrote, but a recent high level international conference in Frankfurt, Germany, is determined to prove him wrong, at least with regards healthcare, by ...

Tags: TCM, Medicines

Canada Launches Public Consultations on Plain Packaging for Tobacco Products

Jun 3, 2016

The Canadian government has launched public consultations on plain packaging requirements for tobacco products, in an effort to protect Canadians against the dangers of tobacco use. The ruling will regulate the size and shape of tobacco ...

Tags: Tobacco Products, Plain Packaging

FDA Issues Draft Guidance to Food Industry for Voluntarily Reducing Sodium in Processed and Commercially Prepared Food

Jun 3, 2016

The US Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance for public comment that provides practical, voluntary sodium reduction targets for the food industry. Average sodium intake in the U.S. is approximately 3,400 mg/day. The draft ...

Tags: Food Industry, Commercially Prepared Food

OffTheScale Selects Vivofit II to Power Fitness Platform

Sep 16, 2015

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 ...

Tags: Garmin wearable device, fitness platform, wearable device

Destination Maternity Slips Into Q2FY16 GAAP Net Loss

Sep 1, 2015

For the second fiscal quarter ended August 1, 2015, US based maternity apparel retailer Destination Maternity Corporation slipped in to a GAAP net loss vis-à-vis GAAP net income in the prior fiscal second quarter. For the second ...

Tags: maternity apparel, Apparel

Foreign Confectionary Companies Facing Stiff Competition From Major Domestic Players

Jul 23, 2015

Sales will continue to grow as major companies roll out new products with long-lasting flavors in a highly competitive market Wallace Chung looked as if he had just stepped off a movie set. Dressed in an electric blue jacket with matching ...

Tags: Chewing Gum, chewing gum market

China's Health Insurance Scheme Is Possible to Suffer Deficit in 2017

Feb 11, 2015

According to a report by medical industry experts that insurance costs has been going up due to the rising medical costs and an aging population while insurance funds continue to be saddled by the slowdown in the economy. The government ...

Tags: Health Insurance, medical industry

G&K Expects Fiscal 2015 Revenue to Be in a Range of $930 Million to $950 Million

Nov 18, 2014

Earnings from continuing operations grew 23 percent year-on-year in the first fiscal quarter ending September 27, 2014, at US based & NASDAQ-listed - G&K Services, a provider of uniform and facility services programs. In its first fiscal ...

Tags: continuing operations, Operating margin, Apparel

Four Companies Turned Things Around After Facing Rough Starts in Early 2014

Sep 23, 2014

This year is proving to be a pretty good year for many medtech companies. The majority of the largest 40 have seen their stock prices rise by double-digit percentages in 2014, according to a Qmed analysis. Meanwhile, only eight have seen ...

Tags: Medtech Companies, Medical device

For These Lawmakers,Ecig Taxes Might Seem Such a Profitable Venture

Jun 9, 2014

Critics of electronic cigarettes have been making efforts to prove that the devices are just like the harmful traditional cigarettes. Choosing to believe these allegations rather than basing decisions according to scientific data and ...

Tags: electronic cigarettes, e cigarette, e-cigarette

Researchers Launched a New Programme of Research Called ESMART

Feb 27, 2014

Researchers from the University of Surrey have today launched a new programme of research called eSMART (Electronic Symptom Management using ASyMS Remote Technology), that uses mobile phone technology to remotely monitor patients who are ...

Tags: Health, Medicine

AOL Chief Reverses Changes to 401(K) Policy After a Week of Bad Publicity

Feb 25, 2014

News outlets reported that the company blamed the law and the health costs of two "distressed babies" for a significant change in how it matches 401(k) contributions. The Washington Post: AOL Chief Reverses Changes To 401(k) Policy After ...

Tags: Obamacare, AOL, 'Distressed Babies', Bad Publicity

Health, Work, Lies

Feb 25, 2014

The New York Times: Health, Work, Lies On Wednesday, Douglas Elmendorf, the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, said the obvious: losing your job and choosing to work less aren't the same thing. If you lose your job, ...

Tags: Health, Labor Market, Obamacare, 'Narrow Networks'

Half of The Accountable Care Organizations Slowed Spending But Few Met The Requirements

Feb 25, 2014

In their first results of the heralded program -- which was set up in the health law -- federal officials say about half of the accountable care organizations slowed spending but few met the requirements to qualify for bonuses. Kaiser ...

Tags: Healthcare Delivery Reforms, reduce healthcare costs, Medicare

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