See salad, eat fries: When healthy menus backfire

DURHAM, N.C. - Just seeing a salad on the menu seems to push some consumers to make a less healthy meal choice, according a Duke University researcher. It's an effect called "vicarious goal fulfillment," in which a person can feel a goal has been met if they have taken some small action, like ...

Bumrungrad Launches 2009 Great Chefs Program - Top local Chefs Design Menus Based on 'Amazing Thailand'

Over the past nine years, Bumrungrad International has showcased some of Thailand's best restaurants and hotels through its Great Chefs program. This year, 12 of the country's finest chefs, together with the hospital's nutritionists and food service partner Sodexo, will create healthy menus rep...

Bill Would Require Nutrition Info on Chain Restaurant Menus and Menu Boards, Says Center for Science in the Public Interest -- News Conference on Tuesday, March 3 in Annapolis

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Supporters of legislation that would require nutrition information on chain restaurant menus and menu boards in Maryland will hold a news conference at noon on Tuesday in Annapolis, Md. Following the news conference a hearing on the measure will be h...

Bill Would Require Nutrition Info on Chain Restaurant Menus and Menu Boards, Says Center for Science in the Public Interest

News Conference on Tuesday, March 3 in Annapolis WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Supporters of legislation that would require nutrition information on chain restaurant menus and menu boards in Maryland will hold a news conference at noon on Tuesday in Annapolis, Md. Followi...

The Glazier Group Removes Tomatoes from Menus Nationwide

Nationally Recognized Hospitality Group Reacts to FDA Warnings NEW YORK, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Glazier Group, a Manhattan-based hospitality group best known for Strip House properties across the country and in Puerto Rico, has taken a preemptive strike in response to the FDA's warni...

Kaiser Permanente to Provide Calorie, Nutrition Information on Cafeteria Menus

OAKLAND, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente, a leader in promoting healthy eating, will become the first large health care provider in the country to offer calorie and nutrition information on its hospital cafeteria menus after a recent study showed that patron...

Fast food giant KFC to switch to trans fat free menus

The world famous fried chicken fast food restaurant chain KFC Corp., which boasts of over 5,500 outlets globally, has announced that it has reached a firm decision to switch// over to cooking oils which have no trans fats in it. Spokespersons for KFC have announced that all the outlets of KFC will ...

Chicken Dishes Back On Airline Menus

As the bird flu threat has receded and with no new case cropped up in the past couple of weeks many airlines have opted to serve chicken dishes on board.// The usual favourites like cheese omelette with chicken sausage and chicken breast with toast were sighted on many flights Wednesday morni...

CDC Recognizes Innovative Obesity Prevention and Control Initiatives With Weight of the Nation Awards

..., Wellness Advantage offers free employee clinics, fitness centers, healthy menus and vending selections, and innovative disease management services. ...dinances to ban trans-fats from restaurants and list calorie information on menus and menu boards. CSPI is working on similar measures in other cities and st...

In New York City, Trans Fat Ban Is Working

... report finds,,,, MONDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- When the New York City Health Department mandated that city restaurants change their menus to restrict trans fats, known to be a health hazard, the action was greeted with resistance and grumbling. "There were the usual 'nanny state' comm...

Menus in Medical Technology

ARUP Laboratories Applauds FDA's Decision on the Value of KRAS-Mutation Testing in Colorectal Cancer

... for patients nationwide. Rather than competing with its clients for physician office business, ARUP chooses instead to support clients' existing test menus by offering highly complex and unique tests, with accompanying consultative support, to enhance their abilities to provide local and regional laborato...

Ipsogen Expands its US Market Presence Through Licensing Agreement With ARUP Laboratories for the Commercialization of JAK2 Molecular Diagnostic Assays

...s throughout the country. Rather than competing with its clients for physician office business, ARUP chooses instead to support clients' existing test menus by offering highly complex and unique tests, with accompanying consultative support, to enhance their abilities to provide local and regional laborato...

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Launches B12, Folate, and Ferritin Tests on Its Dimension vista Intelligent Lab System

... test menu capability on the Dimension Vista Intelligent Lab system. This ultra-integrated chemistry analyzer now offers one of the most comprehensive menus for the detection and differentiation of anemia and iron metabolism, including Folate, B12, and Ferritin by LOCI technology; Iron and Total Iron Bindi...

Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

...h the predictive value of anti-gliadin antibody (AGA) testing is not as strong as the tTG autoantibody tests, they still populate reference laboratory menus and are definitely worth mentioning. AGA testing is useful for testing pediatric populations and for individuals with IgA deficiency. Anti-gliadin an...

Blood Gas Analysis: The Pros and Cons of Point-Of-Care Testing

...ted blood loss, an important feature in settings like the OR or ICU, where blood conservation is key. Some analyzers used in central laboratories have menus that require a minimum sample size, whereas POCT devices use smaller samples. The reality of POCT, despite all of these benefits, is that the ad...

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IQmark EZ Holter

Description:...accuracy and versatility of the IQmark Holter algorithm. Simple, intuitive screen layouts present important Holter analysis clearly. Big button menus consistent with the IQmark Diagnostic Workstation makes managing your diagnostic tests simple. The IQmark EZ Holter is fully automated yet it gives th...
Company:Midmark Diagnostics Group

Max Power Power Supply

Description:...tting. It is unique in offering both graphic and text displays. The MAX POWER Programmable Power Supply is completely programmable with self prompting menus and multiple operation modes....
Company:Major Science

Centiva/5

Description:...ngine is strategically placed out of the clinicians way. Special attention was placed on simplifying the operation of the Centiva. Its controls and menus are based on the well-established Datex-Ohmeda user interface making it easy to navigate which helps shorten the learning curve for new users. The Cen...
Company:Datex-Ohmeda, Inc.

Propaq CS

Description:...large 8.4-inch TFT color display allows you to see up to four waveforms, including two vectors of ECG. The touch screen allows easy navigation through menus and is not impaired by gloves or temperature. Standard features include two channels of ECG, heart/pulse rate, Smartcuf noninvasive blood press...
Company:Welch Allyn Medical Products

Aestiva/5 7100

Description:...at a cost-effective price. The design of the 7100 ventilator is built around the proven SmartVent technology, incorporating similar user interface, menus and screen views. This intuitive design allows clinicians to comfortably move between Aestiva machines equipped with either 7900 SmartVent or 7100 Ven...
Company:Datex-Ohmeda, Inc.

Eppendorf EDOS Electronic Dispensing System

Description:...nding dispensing jobs are completed with ease. The smallest volume that can be set is 1/125 of the corresponding Combitip. The easy-to-follow user menus presented on the LCD display allow simple programming and individual, efficient utilization in various applications. Optional software for automatic c...
Company:Brinkmann

GT-CAPTURE for Nikon microscopes with camera port

Description:...confocal microscopy Fast and Simple-to-Use --Easy integrated into most commercial microscopes; image acquisition with a single press of button; no menus or toolbars Easy Maintenance --Low maintenance cost; no professional training Digital Imaging --Digitized images for further computer proces...
Company:Bay Gene, Inc.

GT-CAPTURE for Nikon microscopes with C mount.

Description:...confocal microscopy Fast and Simple-to-Use --Easy integrated into most commercial microscopes; image acquisition with a single press of button; no menus or toolbars Easy Maintenance --Low maintenance cost; no professional training Digital Imaging --Digitized images for further computer proces...
Company:Bay Gene, Inc.

GT-CAPTURE for Olympus microscopes

Description:...confocal microscopy Fast and Simple-to-Use --Easy integrated into most commercial microscopes; image acquisition with a single press of button; no menus or toolbars Easy Maintenance --Low maintenance cost; no professional training Digital Imaging --Digitized images for further computer proces...
Company:Bay Gene, Inc.

GT-CAPTURE for Leica microscopes

Description:...confocal microscopy Fast and Simple-to-Use --Easy integrated into most commercial microscopes; image acquisition with a single press of button; no menus or toolbars Easy Maintenance --Low maintenance cost; no professional training Digital Imaging --Digitized images for further computer proces...
Company:Bay Gene, Inc.

Menus in Biological News

Tellme Enters Automotive Market

... * Audio design. Tellme's natural language audio designs make it easy for people to say what they want rather than wait to select from lengthy menus of numbered choices, reducing task completion time. * Scalability. Because Tellme's services are network-based, new features and functionality...

News from the December 2008 Journal of the American Dietetic Association

...zen and convenience products," the researchers developed 35 different daily menus geared toward women ages 31 to 50 that they named "baseline," "transitional...ncremental changes in food choices dramatically improved the quality of the menus and met current dietary recommendations for key nutrients when averaged ove...

Eliminating soda from school diets does not affect overall consumption

... November/December 2008 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior , researchers found that reduction or elimination of SSB from school menus has little effect on total consumption by adolescents. Working with four schools in Maine that reduced SSB availability for one school year (inter...

Pictures of hot fudge sundaes arouse: Understanding emotions improves our food choices

... menus and advertising affect our emotions, and if we understand those emotions, we make better food choices, according to a new study in the Journal of Con...

Revolutionary chefs? Not likely, shows physics research

...mparing them to ingredients which have an equivalent rank in one of the other two foreign cuisines led to patterns emerging which suggest that all our menus evolve in similar ways. So, whether it's the Irish with potatoes, the French with frogs' legs, the Germans with sauerkraut, the Ghanaians with plan...

Changes in ocean conditions in Sargasso Sea potential cause for decline in eel fishery

... American eels are fast disappearing from restaurant menus as stocks have declined sharply across the North Atlantic. While the reasons for the eel decline remain as mysterious as its long migrations, a recent...

Restaurant seafood prices since 1850s help plot marine harvests through history

... Seafood prices collected from U.S. restaurant menus dating to the 1850s will help plot the shifting ha...es such as New York, Boston and San Francisco. The menus shed light on shifting tastes for and supplies of ...imported from Australia and New Zealand, priced on menus at $50 to $70. Similarly, the restaurant price ...

Menus in Biological Technology

Finesse Solutions Launches TruBio 3.4 Bioreactor Control Software

...nd reliability to the user. TruBio 3.4 control strategies can be configured by end users with no prior DeltaV programming knowledge, using pull-down menus or graphical faceplates. In addition to improvements in existing features such as the user interface, vessel configuration management, and on-line par...

Instrumentation Laboratory Announces Contract for Multi-Parameter Testing Products with Broadlane

...ows the GEM Premier analyzers to be used throughout the hospital, at the point of care and in the lab. The flexibility of the many cartridge sizes and menus makes the GEM Premier analyzers ideally suited to meet the needs of the diverse hospital market. Instrumentation Laboratory (http://www.ilus.com ),...

ARUP Laboratories' ARUP Consult(R) Recognized as a Computerworld Honors Program Laureate

...s throughout the country. Rather than competing with its clients for physician office business, ARUP chooses instead to support clients' existing test menus by offering highly complex and unique tests, with accompanying consultative support, to enhance their abilities to provide local and regional laborato...

ARUP Laboratories Partners With Pathology Service Associates

...th ARUP because of their philosophy to support their clients' existing test menus by offering highly complex and unique lab tests rather than competing for r...ian office business, ARUP chooses instead to support clients' existing test menus by offering highly complex and unique tests, with accompanying consultative...

ARUP Laboratories CEO and Co-Founder Announces Retirement

...Our priorities as a company will continue to center around our core strategic initiatives of supporting patients as well as our clients' existing test menus by offering highly complex tests, with accompanying consultative support, to enhance their abilities to provide local and regional laboratory services...

HealthTrust Expands Contract With Instrumentation Laboratory for Critical Care Portfolio to Include Consorta

...ows the GEM Premier analyzers to be used throughout the hospital, at the point of care and in the lab. The flexibility of the many cartridge sizes and menus makes the GEM Premier analyzers ideally suited to meet the needs of HealthTrust's diverse hospital market. "Customer satisfaction with our products ...

What To Do When a Holiday Guest Shows Up With a Pet

...riendly hotels around the world offering special amenities for pets, including dog walking and training, plush dog beds and even special pet menus and massages. -- Don't be afraid to say a courteous "no" in the first place; a guest may be fine with it, and your anxiety over the issue ...

ARUP Laboratories and Premier Extend Contract for Reference Laboratory Testing Services

...s throughout the country. Rather than competing with its clients for physician office business, ARUP chooses instead to support clients' existing test menus by offering highly complex and unique tests, with accompanying consultative support, to enhance their abilities to provide local and regional laborato...

End of summer unearths new tech discoveries

...face for navigating the information space of the phone. Folders and layered menus wont be practical. On my SmartPhone, for example, I have to navigate through four screens of menus in order to reach a recently installed application. This application will c...

When will the Internet be divided among nations?

...ng rules and types of vehicles. It would be like using 20 different airlines to go on a global tour; the journey would remain on target while customs, menus and languages would change each leg of the trip. Indeed, it would be a very colorful but very sluggish journey. Web surfers would either surf on a ...

Menus in Biological Products

Max Power Power Supply from Major Science

Description:...tting. It is unique in offering both graphic and text displays. The MAX POWER Programmable Power Supply is completely programmable with self prompting menus and multiple operation modes....
Company:Major Science

LabWorks Analysis Software from UVP

Description:... LabWorks Software provides a comprehensive experiment based analysis package designed with easy to use drop down menus yet sophisticated and powerful functionality. Image acquisition interface is compatible with dozens of CCD cameras for easy image capture. Sequent...
Company:UVP

Menus in Biological Dictionary

Herbivore

...Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. All items on our dessert, lunch and dinner menus are available for takeout. Alcoholic beverages cannot be sold with to-go orders due to license limitations. ... Best of Happy Herbivore Vol. 1 e-...