Yogurt can lower diabetes risk, FDA allows makers to claim, with caveats
Danone North America welcomed the FDA announcement, saying in a statement that it hopes the move provides consumers with “simple, actionable information they can use to help lower their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.” In previous “qualified health claims,” the FDA has allowed cranberry juice…#fda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Yogurt Can Now Claim It May Reduce the Risk of Diabetes
Yogurt sold in the U.S. can make claims that the food may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, based on limited evidence, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The agency agreed that there is some evidence, but not significant scientific agreement, that eating at least 2 cups of yogurt per week may reduce the chance of developing the disease that affects about 36 million Americans. FDA has allowed qualified health claims—a claim that lacks full scientific support but is allowed as long as there are disclaimers to keep from misleading consumers—for dietary supplements since 2000 and foods since...
Source: TIME: Health - March 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: JONEL ALECCIA/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news

Health alert over festive staples: Brussels sprouts and cranberries can interact with medicines, experts warn
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have released their 'five top tips' for people taking medicine or using medical devices over Christmas. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Giant Eagle announces its company headquarters is moving to Cranberry Township
Move is expected to happen in the Spring Giant Eagle has announced its company headquarters is moving from RIDC Park to Cranberry Township.In a news release, the company said the corporate office team will move to office space at the Cranberry Woods Business Park.They said the corporate office…#eagle #ridcpark #cranberrytownship #billartman #interstate79 #pennsylvaniaturnpike #gianteagle (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How a Bunch of Retirees in Arizona Became the Unlikeliest Owners in Pro Sports
The cranberry bogs, funeral homes and the Napa vineyard were just the start. But strange as they may sound as investments for Arizona’s police and firefighter pension system, they weren’t the most exotic acquisition made in recent years by the fund and its investment chief, Mark Steed.#napa #arizona #marksteed (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cranberries for preventing urinary tract infections
Friday, November 17, 2023 (Source: Cochrane News and Events)
Source: Cochrane News and Events - November 17, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Paolo Rosati Source Type: news

These People Are Responsible for Thanksgiving ’s Most Polarizing Food
And if we’re talking cranberries, we have to start with Ocean Spray’s canned, jellied cranberry sauce, that jiggly staple of the Thanksgiving table. Somehow this cylindrical blob of sweet, glistening, ruby tartness has become synonymous with America’s most gluttonous day. You know it and love it,…#oceansprays #oceanspray (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

3 Thanksgiving sides to steal the show this holiday
Many cooks tend to serve the same Thanksgiving side dishes year after year after year. In my house, Thanksgiving isn’t Thanksgiving without mashed potatoes, my Dad’s creamed spinach, oyster and bread stuffing, and my "famed" cranberry sauce. But I also feel the need to always include at least a…#milan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cranberry Marketing Committee Announces 2023 U.S. Cranberry Crop Estimate
The Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC) completed its biannual exercise of estimating the next U.S. cranberry crop production with the 2023 crop expected to be 8,165,000 100-lb barrel equivalents representing a 3.6 percent increase from 2022. WAREHAM, Mass., Sept. 11, 2023... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Nearly 900,000 Learn to Prevent Tooth Decay Through America's ToothFairy HERO Education Program
 The nationwide program is possible with support from Align Technology.Staff from Sonrisas Dental Health use the ToothFairy 101 ® Community Education Kit to teach youngsters at their school in San Mateo, CA about the importance of healthy dental hygiene habits. Sonrisas Dental Health receives free educational resources from America’s ToothFairy to help them serve more children in marginalized communities each year.(Charlotte, NC, August 15, 2023)  – More than 69 million people live in dental care health professional shortage areas, where on average only 31.75% of the population have their dental needs m...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - August 21, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

Cranberries for preventing urinary tract infections
Friday, June 23, 2023 (Source: Cochrane News and Events)
Source: Cochrane News and Events - June 23, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Paolo Rosati Source Type: news

Hershey Takes a Bite Out of Ocean Spray
In a new partnership with Ocean Spray, Hershey announced on May 9 that it would produce chocolate-covered fruit with the cranberry grower. It’s another example of why Hershey’s is a must-own consumer staples stock.#oceanspray #hershey (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cranberry Products Can Reduce Risk for Symptomatic UTIs
MONDAY, May 8, 2023 -- Cranberry products reduce the risk for symptomatic, culture-verified urinary tract infections (UTIs), especially in specific populations, according to a review published online April 17 in the Cochrane Library. Gabrielle... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

The Data Is In: Cranberry Juice Does Help Prevent UTIs
WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 -- Women have heard for decades that cranberry products help prevent urinary tract infections. A new study appears to confirm that longstanding advice. About 60% of women over age 18 will suffer one or more urinary tract... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

The old wives' tale that really IS true!
Researchers at Flinders University, Australia, found cranberries - in juice or taken as supplements - cut the risk of repeat UTIs in women by more than a quarter. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news