Attitude

Why Phytotherapy Requires Pharmaceutical Precision

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharmaceutical solutions are always treated with caution. Application and dosage are important, and individuals are well aware of the risks that come with mistreating medications. However, attitudes tend to relax when it comes to natural alternatives to medicine. Phytotherapy (the use of medicinal botanicals like plants and herbs to manage health) is often incorrectly considered a casual and unspecific support option. It is a concept that the team at PLAMECA is striving to counteract.

Key Points: 
  • Phytotherapy (the use of medicinal botanicals like plants and herbs to manage health) is often incorrectly considered a casual and unspecific support option.
  • "Phytotherapy is a powerful, safe, and effective way to manage a person's health," says PLAMECA's managing director Óscar Fernández.
  • The executive adds that the proper production of phytotherapy products is an essential first step in using them correctly.
  • From formulation to manufacturing to distribution, the company is an ideal example of how to bring pharmaceutical precision to the fast-growing field of phytotherapy.

Mind Brain Emotion Launches 52 Essential Gratitude Attitude Card Game From Harvard Educator Dr. Jenny Woo

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mind Brain Emotion, maker of skill-building games and tools, announces the launch of its 11th card deck, 52 Essential Gratitude Attitude: Empowering Prompts, Affirmations & Quotes to Boost Mood and Mindset. Featuring a year of gratitude practice with 52 focus areas to improve happiness and well-being for kids and adults. Use 5 minutes a day for journaling or 15 minutes a week for social sharing, this is the cleverly simple modern-day solution for the epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The cards are also uniquely designed to help people build the four key dimensions of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship skills.

Key Points: 
  • IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mind Brain Emotion , maker of skill-building games and tools, announces the launch of its 11th card deck, 52 Essential Gratitude Attitude : Empowering Prompts, Affirmations & Quotes to Boost Mood and Mindset.
  • These empowering prompts and affirmations help you shift your focus and boost your mood," said Dr. Jenny Woo, founder/CEO of Mind Brain Emotion.
  • Incubated out of the Harvard Innovation Labs at Harvard University, her award-winning Mind Brain Emotion cards help people develop essential human skills in an age of AI.
  • Taking leaps beyond the standard flashcards, conversation starters, and journals, the 52 Essential Gratitude Attitude format combines hands-on learning, reflecting, and social connection.

University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics research finds new app supports improved care for persons living with dementia

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

IOWA CITY, Iowa and WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Caregivers of people living with dementia reported a significant increase in their knowledge, skills, and a more positive attitude in delivering oral hygiene care, leading to higher confidence in providing care, through the use of a mobile application (app), according to new research from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics and the University of Iowa College of Public Health. The study, led by Leonardo Marchini, DDS, MSD, PhD, and Sato Ashida, PhD, assessed the use of an app, Dental.Aging.Tips, as a tool to inform and teach caregivers how to help older adults with their oral health.

Key Points: 
  • "It is tremendously encouraging that the newly developed Dental.Aging.Tips app used in this study was widely accepted, and improved caregivers' attitudes, knowledge, and abilities to provide oral hygiene care."
  • Key takeaways from the study include:
    The Dental.Aging.Tips App improved perceptions related to oral hygiene care provision among both family and paid caregivers.
  • Caregivers found the information extremely useful and helpful in improving the oral hygiene care they provide to persons living with dementia.
  • The report was sponsored by the Delta Dental Institute , which supports research-based exploration of care delivery models like emerging technology and mobile apps that improve health care outcomes and advance patient-centered care.

Cox Automotive's Car Buyer Journey Study Shows Satisfaction With Car Buying Improved in 2023 After Two Years of Declines

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

ATLANTA, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Automotive's annual Car Buyer Journey (CBJ) Study reveals that satisfaction with the vehicle shopping and buying experience improved in 2023 after declining in both 2021 and 2022.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Automotive's annual Car Buyer Journey (CBJ) Study reveals that satisfaction with the vehicle shopping and buying experience improved in 2023 after declining in both 2021 and 2022.
  • According to the 2023 Cox Automotive Car Buyer Journey Study , overall car buying satisfaction increased significantly, with 69% of consumers being highly satisfied with the process.
  • Satisfaction among new-vehicle buyers matched an all-time high, equal to the level reached in 2020, the peak of overall car buying satisfaction.
  • The annual CBJ study from Cox Automotive looks at several attributes tied to vehicle buying in America and focuses specifically on new- and used-vehicle buyer satisfaction.

Colling Media Snapshot Survey Reveals How the Rise of Free TV Streaming Subscriptions Can Be a Game Changer for Marketers

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

PHOENIX, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A Colling Media Snapshot Survey on TV streaming services reveals 92% of free subscribers also hold paid subscriptions, and 7 of 10 users express tolerance to advertisements.

Key Points: 
  • Over 70% of Free TV Streamers Open to Ads, Offering New Avenues for Advertisers
    PHOENIX, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A Colling Media Snapshot Survey on TV streaming services reveals 92% of free subscribers also hold paid subscriptions, and 7 of 10 users express tolerance to advertisements.
  • The Snapshot Study was conducted on January 9, 2024, to understand the rise in consumer use of free TV subscription services (FAST).
  • The Snapshot Survey illuminates a consumer landscape where over 70% express ad tolerance, signaling opportunities for advertisers to expand audience reach.
  • For more information and additional findings, visit the Snapshot Survey: TV Streaming Services .

MADRI EXCEPCIONAL, INSPIRED BY THE SOUL OF MADRID AND THE FASTEST-GROWING BEER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, LANDS IN CANADA

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Inspired by El Alma de Madrid, Madri Excepcional is the first collaboration between Molson Coors and La Sagra brewery near Madrid.

Key Points: 
  • Inspired by El Alma de Madrid, Madri Excepcional is the first collaboration between Molson Coors and La Sagra brewery near Madrid.
  • We expect the beer's distinctive Spanish vibe to connect with Canadian consumers, offering a refreshing choice for beer enthusiasts."
  • The heart and soul of this brand lies in the magic of contemporary Madrid:  modern, progressive, and urban.
  • In March 2024, Madrí Excepcional will be available on draught in on-premise venues and on shelves in key retail locations across Canada.

Two MedStar Health Hospitals Achieve Prestigious Nurse Magnet® Designation for First Time

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

It's the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can achieve in the United States.

Key Points: 
  • It's the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can achieve in the United States.
  • Less than ten percent of hospitals nationwide have achieved a Magnet designation.
  • MedStar Harbor and MedStar Montgomery, along with MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center (4th designation) are three of just eight hospitals in Maryland to attain Magnet recognition.
  • Along with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (5th designation, with only two Magnet hospitals in DC), MedStar Health now has four hospitals with Magnet designation.

Frank Elderson: Interview with De Volkskrant

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Sunday, February 4, 2024

While existing models have added a financial sector and real estate sector, they have largely overlooked housing supply.

Key Points: 
  • While existing models have added a financial sector and real estate sector, they have largely overlooked housing supply.
  • I develop an extended DSGE model that includes both the financial sector and endogenous housing supply and show that forecasting accuracy significantly improves when data on new houses is included.
  • The findings highlight the necessity of combining model extension and housing supply data for accurate forecasting during economic crises.

MX Survey Shows 23% of U.S. Consumers Open a New Financial Account at Least Once per Year

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

LEHI, Utah, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MX Technologies, Inc., today released its latest consumer research report that shines a light on how consumers think about primary financial relationships and what factors they consider when selecting a financial services provider. MX's survey of more than 1,000 American adults revealed that 77% of consumers believe individuals can have more than one primary financial relationship. This is reflected in the rate of new account openings and how consumers define primacy. Only 38% of consumers define a primary financial relationship as where they direct deposit their paycheck.

Key Points: 
  • MX's survey of more than 1,000 American adults revealed that 77% of consumers believe individuals can have more than one primary financial relationship.
  • Only 38% of consumers define a primary financial relationship as where they direct deposit their paycheck.
  • Consumers no longer stick with a handful of providers to meet their financial needs.
  • The survey results indicate that 40% of consumers only check their finances through their financial accounts.

Stop killing brown snakes – they could be a farmer’s best friend

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

In fact, research in one part of rural Australia found 38% of respondents tried to kill snakes wherever possible.

Key Points: 
  • In fact, research in one part of rural Australia found 38% of respondents tried to kill snakes wherever possible.
  • Despite their fearsome reputation, venomous Australian snakes pose little risk to human health.
  • We found adult eastern brown snakes can collectively remove thousands of mice per square kilometre of farmland each year, which substantially increases farm productivity.

A persecuted serpent

  • Brown snakes are the most common deadly snake species found in disturbed agricultural habitats in the southern half of Australia.
  • Brown snakes are generally persecuted in rural areas because the danger of fatal snake bites is seen to outweigh their benefits as pest controllers.
  • It’s true that brown snakes are the most common cause of fatal snake bite in Australia.

An upside to venomous snakes

  • We wanted to calculate the number of rodents removed from Australian farmland by brown snakes.
  • To estimate the abundance of brown snakes on farms, we consulted previous research on brown snake abundance, and rates of capture from fieldwork involving red-bellied black snakes.
  • Based on the combined data, we found a square kilometre of farmland can contain 100 adult eastern brown snakes, even where rates of encounters between people and those snakes are low.

Give snakes a chance

  • Agricultural productivity gains are not the only benefits of tolerating brown snakes on farmland.
  • Culling snakes may create an influx of new animals unfamiliar with the location and not used to humans.
  • The obvious rebuttal is that killing snakes reduces the incidence of future snake bite, by reducing overall snake numbers.
  • Our findings suggest the need for a more balanced view of the costs and benefits of snakes, including brown snakes.
  • Tolerating them may bring benefits that outweigh the already low chance of life-threatening snake bite.


Rick Shine receives funding from the Australian Research Council.