Dashboard dining reshapes foods for on the go
Spoons are out as foods move into cup holders and squeeze packs to speed meals. Squeezers from Stonyfield Farm show packaging shifts, while Campbell Soup adapts soups for cup holders. The trend aims to boost meals on the road, with firms touting convenience and new eating occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kara Romanow
AMR Research
Boston
Stonyfield Farm
Stonyfield
Gary Hirshberg
Romanow
Consumer Reports
Campbell Soup Co
Campbell
John Faulkner
John Lord
St. Joseph's University
Philadelphia
Saint Luke's earns Joint Commission stroke center certification
Saint Luke's Mid America Brain and Stroke Institute in Kansas City received the Gold Seal of Approval and Disease-Specific Care Certification as a primary stroke center from the Joint Commission. The program, opened in January 1993, serves as a tertiary referral center with 70 percent of patients transferred from smaller hospitals within a 150 mile radius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Kansas City
Saint Luke’s
Mid America
Brain and Stroke Institute
Joint Commission On Accreditation
Saint Luke's
Joint Commission
Saint Luke's Hospital
Kevin Thorpe
American Stroke Association
Weekly pill may prevent recurrent yeast infections study finds
A six month weekly dose of the antifungal fluconazole dramatically reduced recurrent Candida infections in a large trial led by Dr. Sobel. Among 387 women, 91 percent of fluconazole users cleared infection versus 36 percent on placebo after six months, with long term relief in 43 percent versus 22 percent. Pfizer funded the study. costs may influence insurer coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet McConnaughey
Associated Press
David A. Eschenbach
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Washington Medical Center
New England Journal of Medicine
Jack D. Sobel
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Michigan
Hach
Pfizer
Eschenbach
Sobel
Don’t Give Up On Whole Grains, Nutritionist Says
Kansas State University nutrition specialist Mary Meek Higgins urges sustained intake of whole grains and nuts for antioxidants, heart health, and cancer risk reduction. She advises five daily servings of fruits and vegetables, omega 3 fats, and moderating calories as aging slows metabolism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Peterson
K-State Research & Exter
Manhattan
Mary Meek Higgins
Kansas State University Research and Extension
Higgins
Also Mentioned on This Page
J.M. Hirsch
New Hampshire
Census Bureau
ConAgra Foods
S. Walnut
Ottawa
Arcoaire
On the Net
Http
Nejm.org
Teakfasy
Usion
Li Ommng
Chester Stone, MD
Chester Stone
University of Kansas Medical School
University of Oklahoma
Central Ks Cancer Center
S. Main Street