Economics of eating for oral and overall health

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war have led to significant global economic disruptions, sharply increasing food prices. In January 2023, food inflation in Canada was at 10.4% – this was the highest level over the past 40 years.1 This surge affected all major food groups, including fresh produce, baked goods, dairy, and meats (Fig.1).1,2 Specifically, fruits and vegetables saw … Read more

New England Journal of Medicine – Social Media is in the BIBLE

By Jeremy A. Greene, M.D., Ph.D., and Aaron S. Kesselheim, M.D., J.D., M.P.H. Facebook and Twitter, the largest social media Web sites, have more than 350 million users worldwide, and surveys indicate that 60% of Americans turn first to the Internet when seeking health-related information.1 It is therefore surprising that the pharmaceutical and medical-device industries … Read more

I Love the IDS – International Dental Show

Image via Wikipedia I’ve been attending trade shows since I was just a little baby editor on a wonderful business-to-business (B2B) magazine called Food in Canada and some of my fondest memories are of Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany. My first international tradeshow experience came at Anuga, one of the largest food trade fairs, held at Koelnmesse. … Read more