Neil Kozarsky, CEO of T.H.E.M., will present Snapsil, a thermoformed package that snaps open with one hand, at Pack Expo 2014 in Chicago on November 4 at the Bemis exhibit. His talk covers the convenience movement and the supply chain needs for bringing the technology to market.
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Drug
Addiction Therapy for Drugs, Alcohol, Caffeine, and Sugar
Reagan Houston recounts Libby and Stone's 1977 argument that addiction is partly malnutrition, and their protocol of 25 to 85 grams of sodium ascorbate daily with multivitamins and protein. He cites one test in which high-dose vitamin C temporarily cured 30 of 30 addicts.
Miscellaneous
Texas crop, weather for Oct. 21, 2014
Texas state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon says El Niño has stalled and will likely be weak, but still tilts most of Texas toward a wet, cool winter rather than a dry one. Plenty of warm water remains beneath the tropical Pacific surface.
Disease
Ebola: Expert Sounds Alarm Regarding Imperative, Yet Vastly Inadequate, Community Institution Mobilization
A media notice offering Pernessa Seele of The Balm In Gilead for interview. She argues faith communities often meet Ebola, hepatitis C and HIV with spiritual rather than medical responses, and that faith institutions should do far more to educate their congregations.
Miscellaneous
Experience AMIRA at Sial Exhibition Paris
Amira will show its speciality rice at the SIAL exhibition in Paris from Oct. 19 to 23, with German chef Rainer Mitze cooking signature dishes at its stand. The company says its rice is hand-grown in the Terai ecoregion and aged eighteen months.
Miscellaneous
VIVA Fresh Produce Expo Introduces Dynamic Keynote Speaker
The Texas International Produce Association named Dr. David Katz, founding director of Yale's Prevention Research Center and inventor of the NuVal nutrition scoring system, as keynote speaker for its March 26-28, 2015 expo in Austin.
Environment
Antibiotics may help Salmonella spread in infected animals, Stanford scientists learn
Stanford researchers gave oral antibiotics to mice infected with Salmonella typhimurium. A superspreader minority stayed healthy, while the rest grew sicker and began shedding heavily too. The authors say the result raises questions about routine low-dose antibiotics in livestock.
Miscellaneous
Males with IBS report more social stress than females, UB study finds
A University at Buffalo study of gender differences in irritable bowel syndrome found men with the condition report more interpersonal difficulty than women, the opposite of what the researchers had predicted. The poster went to the American College of Gastroenterology meeting.
Miscellaneous
ExpoGusto: food excellences, internationally renowned chefs and solidarity in Lugano
ExpoGusto, a three-day food and wine exhibition, runs November 15-17, 2014 at the Centro Congressi in Lugano with guided tastings, cooking shows, competitions and workshops. Proceeds from the evening dinners cooked by internationally known chefs go to charity.
Disease
Diabetic men with low testosterone run higher risk of developing atherosclerosis
A cross-sectional study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism found middle-aged men with Type 2 diabetes and low testosterone had more severe atherosclerotic plaque and worse atherosclerosis markers than diabetic men with normal testosterone levels.
Environment
Asbestos Likely More Widespread Than Previously Thought
Geologists reported newly identified naturally occurring asbestos minerals in the Las Vegas area, including Boulder City, Nevada, where a highway bypass is planned. Researcher Rodney Metcalf says the fibrous amphiboles turned up where no one would think to look.
Drug
Viagra protects the heart beyond the bedroom
Sapienza University of Rome researchers pooled 24 randomized trials covering 1,622 patients in BMC Medicine and report that long-term daily treatment with PDE5 inhibitors, the main ingredient in Viagra, protected the heart with few side effects.
Miscellaneous
Cytokinetics Provides Development Program Update for Tirasemtiv
Cytokinetics says the effects on slow vital capacity seen in its BENEFIT-ALS trial of tirasemtiv are robust and potentially clinically meaningful. The company has opened talks with the FDA and is planning a possible Phase III trial that could begin in 2015.
Miscellaneous
Far-UV Device Perfect for Caregiver Protection Against Ebola
A vendor pitch for the Far-UV MicrobeBuster Light Curtain, claiming paired lamps cut contamination by 3 to 5 logs in five seconds and asking readers to help put the product before decision makers as protection for Ebola caregivers removing protective gear.
Miscellaneous
WellCare Receives NCQA Quality Accreditation For Medicaid And Medicare Health Plans In Kentucky
The National Committee for Quality Assurance gave WellCare's Kentucky Medicaid plan a Commendable accreditation status and its Medicare Advantage plan in the state an Accredited designation, ratings based on how a plan manages its whole care delivery system.
Lifestyle
Foods to Avoid to Prevent Cancer | Episode 3 Tonight!
A promotional announcement for Episode 3 of the video series The Quest for the Cures, airing at 9pm EST, which lists foods, chemicals, vaccines and heavy metals the film calls harmful and quotes speakers from the first two episodes.
Healthcare
Is that health insurance website for real?
The FTC says IAB Marketing Associates posed as a nonprofit trade group, harvesting personal details through health insurance quote websites and telemarketing memberships costing $40 to $1,000 a month. Buyers got a limited medical discount plan, not comprehensive coverage.
Healthcare
Part 2: The Quest for the Cures Airs Tonight!
A promotion for the free online documentary series The Quest for The Cures...Continues, airing nightly at 9pm EST from October 13 to 24, with each episode available 23 hours and featuring doctors, scientists, survivors and an attorney discussing cancer.
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