Monthly Archives: June 2017

What & What —

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

ROK Stars PLC hires Tara Moreland as Vice President of Sales and Business Development for North America. “Tara has a proven record of facilitating long-term business relationships with customers and industry luminaries and will be responsible for the leadership of the … Continue reading →

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Researchers Develop Microneedle Patch for Flu Vaccination

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

A National Institutes of Health-funded study led by a team at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University have shown that an influenza vaccine can produce robust immune responses and be administered safely with an experimental patch of dissolving … Continue reading →

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Male Infertility Could Be Linked to Noisy Bedrooms, Study Suggests

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Long-term exposure to a noisy environment, particularly at night, is linked to infertility in men, according to a study in Environmental Pollution. The researchers found that exposure above the World Health Organization night noise level (55 dB – equivalent to … Continue reading →

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Mildly Obese Fare Better After Major Heart Attack

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

People who survive a major heart attack often do better in the years afterward if they’re mildly obese, a study by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center cardiologists showed. In the three years after an attack, people considered mildly obese … Continue reading →

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Most Patriotic Bev/Al Brand Isn’t Budweiser, But Jack Daniel’s; Sam Adams Is Next

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Just changing your package to read “America” rather than Budweiser apparently isn’t enough to make consumers consider you among the most patriotic American brands. When BrandKeys conducted a survey of 4,860 consumers, 16 to 65 years old, nationwide to determine … Continue reading →

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Margaritas Remain America’s Favorite Cocktail

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Margaritas remained America’s favorite cocktail (for the second year in a row) among legal aged drinkers in on premise channels, Nielsen found. “We know that one-fourth of on-premise visitors don’t know what category they’re going to drink before entering an … Continue reading →

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