Ear seeds that 'cure' ME, a cacao 'anti-depressant' drink and a 'sleep better' mouth taping device: The Dragons' Den pitches from wellness brands accused of peddling 'extravagant claims' as scientists slam show for failing to scrutinise products
Ear seeds claimed to 'cure' ME, a cacao 'anti-depressant' and a 'sleep better' mouth taping devices are among the products being touted in the new series. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cocoa Prices Retreat on Long Liquidation Pressures
on Thursday closed -160 (-3.34%), and Mar ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH24 ) closed -71 (-1.87%). Cocoa prices on Thursday gave up an early rally and closed sharply lower. A stronger dollar sparked long liquidation in cocoa futures that turned into technical selling as...#marice #71 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cocoa Recovers Early Losses as Global Cocoa Supplies Reman Tight
on Thursday closed +10 (+0.22%), and Mar ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH24 ) closed -17 (-0.46%). Cocoa prices on Thursday opened lower but recovered from their worst levels and settled mixed, with NY cocoa posting a 46-year nearest-futures high. Concerns that near-record cocoa prices...#marice #ny (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Biggest Cocoa Rally in Decades Is Leaving Top Producers Behind
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Source: Reuters: Health - January 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cocoa Prices Underpinned as Cocoa Supplies from the Ivory Coast Shrink
on Wednesday closed +44 (+1.06%), and Mar ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH24 ) closed +53 (+1.54%). Cocoa prices on Wednesday rose moderately for a second day on smaller cocoa supplies from the Ivory Coast. The Ivory Coast government reported Tuesday that Ivory Coast farmers...#marice #ivorycoast (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cocoa Prices Retreat on Pre-Weekend Liquidation
on Friday closed -56 (-1.31%), and Mar ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH24 ) closed -60 (-1.69%). Cocoa prices on Friday retreated, with London cocoa falling to a 4-week low. The pre-weekend liquidation of cocoa futures on Friday weighed on prices. Reduced cocoa output in...#56 #marice #60169 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Deforestation effect of UK consumption unsustainable, say MPs
UK consumption is having an “unsustainable” impact on the world, and contributing particularly highly to deforestation, a report by MPs has found. Products such as soya, cocoa, palm oil, beef and leather may be products of deforestation, and the environmental audit committee has found that the…#clientearth #wwf #indigenous #globalwitness #philipdunne #cop28 #amazonfund (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cocoa Prices Slip on End-of-Year Positioning
on Tuesday closed -28 (-0.65%), and Mar ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH24 ) did not trade with markets in the UK closed for the Boxing Day holiday. NY cocoa prices on Tuesday fell back from a contract high and closed moderately lower on profit-taking...#marice (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

8 cocktails to get you through all of winter
Humans should not subsist on water alone, despite what your body might be telling you during and after the holiday season. This winter, choose your cocktails wisely. Maybe that means an invigorating mule with bourbon and cider, a warming coffee with brandy and creme de cacao or a booze-free take…#newyear #spanish #daiquiri #thermos #irish #jeffreymorganthaler #meldscremedecacao #paloma #apple #moscow (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

El Ni ño's'sweet tooth' means indulgent treats could soon be even more expensive
A mammoth rally in 2023 for El Niño-exposed raw materials will likely hit consumers' pockets over the coming months, according to one specialist food and agribusiness bank. Futures contracts on orange juice , cocoa , coffee and sugar have soared in part because of extreme weather and supply…#elniño #carlosmera #netherlands #rabobank #pacific #elniñorelated #southeastasia #africa #dutch #brazil (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

El Ni ño's'sweet tooth' means indulgent treats could soon be even more expensive
A mammoth rally in 2023 for El Niño-exposed raw materials will likely hit consumers' pockets over the coming months, according to one specialist food and agribusiness bank. Futures contracts on orange juice , cocoa , coffee and sugar have soared in part because of extreme weather and supply…#elniño #carlosmera #netherlands #rabobank #pacific #elniñorelated #southeastasia #africa #dutch #brazil (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why British chocolate tastes the way it does
According to food scientists, it's probably not in people's heads. "There do tend to be differences," says Greg Ziegler, a professor of food science at Pennsylvania State University who specialises in chocolate. But there's nothing all that surprising about that. Geographically, tastes vary quite…#gregziegler #belgium #hershey #butyric #pennsylvania #cadbury #stephenbeckett #rowntree #beckett #cacao (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Chocolate treats for Christmas 2023 jump in price at UK supermarkets
Supermarkets have increased the price of some festive chocolate treats by more than 50% on last year as inflation takes its toll on cocoa, sugar and packaging, research has shown. Top of the Christmas inflation pack was Green & Black’s miniature chocolate bar collection which was up by just over…#greenblacks #asda #mars #snickers #twixmaltesers #milkyway #qualitystreet #nestlé #tdrcapital #cadbury (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

15th Annual Surfing Santas Event to Make Waves on Christmas Eve
Before Santa delivers toys and gifts, he's been breaking away to catch some waves on Christmas Eve morning. COCOA BEACH, Fla., Dec. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --Surfing Santas (surfingsantas.org) returns for its 15th year in front of Coconuts on the Beach in Main Street Cocoa Beach, at 3 Minutemen…#santa #cocoabeach #fla #santas #mainstreetcocoabeach #3minutemencauseway #surfingsantas #georgetrosset #floridasurfmuseum #florida (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Brain imaging, ChatGPT, and medicolegal topped 2023's most read list
In this study, French researchers suggested additional PET imaging with the use of translocator protein radiotracer for observing visual brain patterns and indexing the reactivity of astrocytes, starlike cells that play a key role in central nervous system functions. The research will continue.3. UnitedHealthcare sues Radiology Partners over billing disputeWhile litigation over pass-through billing in UnitedHealthcare (United) versus Radiology Partners moved closer to arbitration as of August, details from the April court filing are worth noting. The complaint centered on a small practice that Radiology Partners acquired ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 20, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Source Type: news