Whole in Medical News

Good Nutrition Can Fuel the Whole Family, Even the Four-Legged Members

NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- These days, people consider their pets a part of the family, so it is important for them to be cared for in the same way. With more than two-thirds of people(1)()consuming foods with proactive nutrients each month, it's only natural dog owne...

Barilla(R) and Celebrity Fitness Coach Bob Greene Challenge Americans to Discover the Great Taste of Whole Grain

CHICAGO, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Finding a simple way to eat healthier without sacrificing taste just got easier. With the Barilla "That's Whole Grain?" Taste Challenge, pasta lovers are invited to discover the great taste of Barilla Whole Grain. From now until December 31, 2009, anyone who tries ...

PATHFAST(R) Rapid Whole Blood Immunoassay Analyzer from Polymedco

CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Polymedco, Inc. is pleased to announce the introduction of the PATHFAST immunoassay analyzer, manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Medience Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. The PATHFAST rapid point of care system utilizes a chemiluminescent technology combi...

Radiation dose drastically reduced during whole chest MDCT

Emergency physicians who evaluate patients with non-specific chest pain using whole chest multi-detector CT (MDCT) combined with retrospective electrocardiogram (ECG) gating can reduce the patient radiation dose by 71% using MDCT combined with prospective ECG triggering instead, according to a stu...

Brio Active Brings Whole Body Vibration Fitness to Cherry Hills Village

Brio Active opens its doors this month, offering a unique, whole body workout with whole body vibration technology at its core. DENVER, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Brio Active offers programs that combine the benefits of whole body vibration, a relatively new fitness concept in the U.S., with rot...

'Ambry Genetics Announces Launch of Chromosomal Microarray to Offer Whole Genome Analysis'

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambry Genetics is pleased to announce the launch of whole-genome Chromosomal Microarray Analysis (CMA), offering the Ambry CMA: 105K Oligo Array, which is designed to identify chromosomal abnormalities associated with over 270 genetic disorders. In a pa...

Kashi Company Debuts Heart to Heart(TM) Whole Grain Crackers

New Snack Crackers Offer a Tasty Way to do More for Your Heart LA JOLLA, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Kashi Company, the premier natural food company, today announced the addition of whole grain crackers to its Heart to Heart(TM) family of foods. The new whole wheat crackers are as delici...

MMRF and the Broad Institute to perform whole genome sequencing of multiple myeloma samples

The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) announced today a collaboration with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard to systematically uncover the molecular changes underlying multiple myeloma by whole genome sequencing of individual patient tumors. The MMRF will provide both patient sample...

GNC Launches the First-Ever Comprehensive Line of Whole Body Health Products Exclusively for Fit and Active Women

'GNC WELLbeING' Offers a One-Source Line of Customizable Fitness, Nutrition and Wellness Products Specifically for Women PITTSBURGH, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- GNC is expanding its scope as the leading global specialty retailer of nutritional products with the launch of an innovative new line o...

BioNanomatrix Awarded Phase II NIH Grant to Support Development of Its Single-Molecule Nanoscale Whole Genome Analyzer

- New $2.1 Million SBIR Grant Extends NHGRI Support for Commercial Development of the Company's Revolutionary Whole Genome Imaging and Analysis Platform - PHILADELPHIA, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- BioNanomatrix, Inc., a developer of breakthrough nanoscale platforms for biomedical research, molec...

Discover Whole Body Wellness Through a Revolutionary - and Natural - Approach to Dental Care

The Center for Natural Dentistry - San Diego County's premiere dental practice (online at http://www.NaturalDentistry.us ) - launches a revolutionary care program designed to promote whole-body health at its newest dental practice in downtown Encinitas ENCINITAS, Calif., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/...

New Web-Based User Self Service & Identity Management Software for Active Directory takes Security, User Convenience to a Whole New Level

Password Reset PRO is a new web based user self service & identity management software solution that allows windows domain users to quickly manage password changes, password resets and locked accounts easily and securely via a web browser, and ends the need to call IT for assistance. ...

Function Drinks to Launch New Year's Detox Kit Exclusively in Whole Foods Markets

REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Dec. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Function Drinks announced today the launch of their "New Year's Detox Kit" to be offered exclusively in Whole Foods Markets nationwide starting December 30th. The seasonal 4-pack will include two flavors of their popular physician-created drink, Funct...

Video: MassMutual Enhances Whole Life Insurance Products - Provides Flexibility, Guarantees

Products address growing consumer desire for greater control and security SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing to evolve a new generation of whole life insurance products, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) today announced the introduction of updated v...

Crazy Water Expands Distribution to Whole Foods Market(R)

Texas-Based Mineral Water Sold Throughout Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana MINERAL WELLS, Texas, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Crazy Water, the natural mineral water sourced and bottled by Famous Mineral Water Co. in Mineral Wells, Texas, announces its introduction into 13 Whole Foods Market locations ...

University of Minnesota Study Says Students Eat More Whole Grains When Gradually Added to School Foods

MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Elementary school students will eat more whole grains when healthier bread products are gradually introduced into their school lunches, a new University of Minnesota study shows. Whole grain breads are strongly recommended as part of a ...

Eating whole grains lowers heart failure risk, according to new study

October 27, 2008, St. Louis, MO - About 5 million people in the United States suffer from heart failure (HF). While some reports indicate that changes to diet can reduce HF risk, few large, prospective studies have been conducted. In a new study researchers observed over 14,000 participants for m...

XanGo Introduces 3SIXTY5(TM) Whole Food Nutrition Multi-Vitamin

Mangosteen rind, phytonutrients from whole foods provide essential vitamins, minerals to fully complement daily dose of XanGo(R) Juice ORLANDO, Fla., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Global nutrition leader XanGo, LLC, creator of the mangosteen supplement category, today announced the launch of its ...

John Mackey, Chairman and CEO of Whole Foods Market(R), and Ellen M. Zane, President and CEO, Tufts Medical Center and the Floating Hospital for Children, Offer Advice to Bentley Students at May 17 Commencement

"Who will create the conscious businesses of the 21st century? Why not Bentley graduates? Why don't some of you go out and create conscious businesses that transform the world? Maybe that's what your heart is calling out to you to do." -- John Mackey WALTHAM, Mass., May 17 /PR...

Gladney Center for Adoption Receives Whole Health Grant from Aetna Foundation

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Gladney Center for Adoption announces a $10,000 grant from the Aetna Foundation to support Gladney's Whole Health program for birth mothers during pregnancy. Kimberlee Walters-Sanders, an Aetna sales representative and Gladney adopti...

John Hancock Launches New Fully Guaranteed Whole Life Insurance Product

- Offers New Payment Options (10-Pay, 15-Pay or 20-Pay) - Offers Long Term Care Rider(1) Not Typically Associated With Whole Life Policies - Easy to illustrate, sell and service BOSTON, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- John Hancock has lau...

Dempster's Smart(TM) 100% Whole Grain Wheat Bread Launched With life'sDHA(TM)

COLUMBIA, Md., April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Martek Biosciences (Nasdaq: MATK ) manufacturer of life'sDHA(TM), announced today that Canada Bread Company, Limited, has launched Canada's first bread product featuring life'sDHA, a patented, vegetarian form of DHA omega-3 for brain, eye and ...

PATHFAST(R): Rapid Whole Blood Immunoassay Analyzer from Polymedco

CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Polymedco, Inc. is pleased to announce the introduction of the PATHFAST immunoassay analyzer. The PATHFAST rapid point of care system utilizes a chemiluminescent technology combined with a unique magtration separation method that allows this syst...

Barilla(R) Whole Grain Makes Healthy Eating Easy

Good for You Food Meets Great Taste CHICAGO, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Pasta lovers searching for a way to incorporate whole grains into their daily diet without sacrificing flavor need look no further. Barilla, the world's number one pasta maker, introduces Barilla Whole Grai...

Whole Planet Foundation(TM) (a Whole Foods Market Foundation) and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus Partner With Natural Foods Vendors, Pledging Over $1 Million to Help Combat Poverty

Allegro Coffee Company, Back to Nature, Balance Bar, The Hain Celestial Group, ITO EN, Naked Juice, New Chapter, Seventh Generation, Stacy's and Whole Foods Market(R) join forces to make a difference in developing world communities AUSTIN, Texas, March 6 /PRNews...

Emeril Lagasse and Planet Green Partner with Whole Foods Market(R) on Innovative New Series

SILVER SPRING, Md., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse joins Planet Green and will share his philosophy for fresh, top quality food with viewers this summer in the new original series EMERIL GREEN (wt). Planet Green, Discovery Communications' new 24/7 eco-lifestyle televisio...

Colorado Residents and Visitors to Investigate Health in a Whole New Way

Denver Museum of Nature & Science Reveals Plans for New $8 Million Interactive Health Science Exhibition Kaiser Permanente Colorado Provides $4 Million in Support DENVER, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning in April 2009, residents and visitors to the Denver area will be...

Hidden Veggies on the go hits Whole Foods Market(R) in 2008

For most adults and children, the best vegetables are the ones you can't taste TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Yotta Bar(R), developed by two Michigan parents as a result of struggling to get their two-year old to eat his vegetables, provides o...

A Whole New Sandwich Debuts in the Freezer Aisle: LEAN POCKETS(R) Brand Introduces Latest Whole Grain Varieties

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether enjoying a meal at home, at work or on the road, consumers today want to be health conscious, but don't want to sacrifice great taste ... or convenience. They want a fast, easy way to eat right. The leader in the frozen sandwich category has fo...

Fitness Sensation Susan Powter Returns to Her Legions of Fans and Followers with Focus on Whole Body Wellness Program

Hugely Successful Creator of "Stop The Insanity" Poised To Deliver New Messages On Nutrition, Fitness and Lifestyle Wellness At SusanPowterOnline.com Eat, Breathe, Move, Think NEW YORK, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The dominating voice in the fit...

Child's Flu Shot Helps Whole Family

Vaccinating half of kids under 5 would prevent 650,000 hospital visits, U.S. study finds FRIDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Getting the flu shot for a young child protects both the little one and his or her family from getting sick this season, research shows. In fact, if half of U.S. child...

Our cheatin' brain: The brain's clever way of showing us the world as a whole

Whether we choose to admit it or not, we all experience memory errors from time to time. Research has suggested that false memory may be a result of having too many other things to remember or perhaps if too much time has passed. However, previous studies have indicated that a specific type of fal...

Study Confirms Health Benefits of Whole Grains

A diet high in whole grain foods is associated with a significantly lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke, according to an analysis conducted by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. "Consuming an average of 2.5 servings of w...

Consume Whole Milk, Ice Cream To Get Pregnant

Women wanting to get pregnant should opt for ice creams and whole milk instead of fat free milk. This was disclosed by a study undertook by Jorge Chavarro and colleagues// from Harvard University's School of Public Health. This study was conducted in the United States between 1991 and 1999 on...

Risk Of Breast Cancer Lowered In Offspring Of Mothers Who Eat Whole Wheat

Women who eat lots of whole wheat during pregnancy may lower the risk of breast cancer in their baby girls, according to a study published //in the Nov 15, 2006 issue of International Journal of Cancer. Lead researcher Dr. Leena Hilanivi-Clarke from Georgetown University in Washington DC a...

Weight Loss Healthier with a Diet of Whole Grain Cereals

Although weight lost can be lost in several ways, not all may be healthy. Researchers have found that a high-fiber whole grain cereal diet is one of the healthy ways to lose weight.// The study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association has found that eating high-fiber cereal...

All State Run Schools Are To Ban Whole Milk To Children

A new ruling that has been announced states that all the state schools are to be banned from serving whole milk to children from September onwards//. This is part of their drive against obesity. All state schools in England must offer only semi-skimmed or skimmed milk to pupils aged 3 to 18....

Confusion persists in the case of whole grains

A whole grain can be defined as any cereal grain containing all its component parts intact including its outer bran layer. It could have been flaked, rolled, cracked, ground or turned into a quick-cook grain, but it’s still whole so long as it is entire. // The Whole Grains Council and the Oldwa...

A plethora of disease control benefits of Whole grains!

In a new study it has been found that women with type 2 diabetes on a diet consisting of whole grains, bran, and cereal fibre may have a lower risk of heart disease. This study was published in the Feb. issue of Diabetes Care.// Lu QI and colleagues at the Harvard School of Public Health con...

Diabetic risk reduced by whole grains

According to researchers from Tufts University in Boston, eating three or more servings of whole grain foods per day could substantially reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. They studied more than 40,000 men who ate an average of 3.5 servings of whole grains per day. They compared those m...