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Lenox Bath a Key for Bardwil (Home Textiles Today)

Executive Quote and Information Service : EQUIS, February, 2007

At the New York Market — First came bath towels, then came shower curtains, and now Bardwil’s Lenox Bath division is moving into bath rugs, tub mats, and shower curtains.

Linda Kulla, vp, Lenox bath division, told HTT these are new categories that have been designed this market to work with the new and existing towel collections.

The bath rugs are all made of 100% cotton and are tufted and sheered. The hooks come in resin, metal and enamel on metal.

Lenox’s Opal Innocence bridal collection is now available as a bath program, complete with solid-colored bath towel ensembles that feature an embroidered border, solid-colored bath rugs, fabric shower curtains and resin hooks.

The Butterfly Meadow collection, which was introduced in…

Dried fruit sales boosted by recession

Grocer, June 27, 2009

Dried fruit consumption is growing as it becomes seen as a convenient and economical food during the recession.

There were 750 million dried fruit occasions in the year to February [TNS], up 9% on the year before. Consumers were seeing packs of dried fruit as suitable for use in a number of meals and snacks, said TNS analyst Marine Samzun, with shoppers also taking advantage of numerous promotions.

Breakfast remains the most popular time of day for eating dried fruit, at 55% of all consumption.

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Dr. David Shirazi Says Cause of Headaches and Migraines Is Often Misdiagnosed: the Real Culprit May Be Jaw Problems or TMJ

Market Wire, June, 2009

Sufferers of headaches and migraines
sometimes spend many years and thousands of dollars going to different
specialists trying to solve their problem. Dr. David Shirazi, director of
The TMJ and Sleep Therapy Centre of Conejo Valley, Calif., sees patients
like these every day: they have been taking medication for their symptoms,
but have no idea that the cause could actually be related to jaw problems
or temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders (TMJ). They are often
unaware of their jaw pain or that they may be clenching their teeth at
night, and are only aware of the headache itself.

A California State Board Licensed Dentist and Acupuncturist, Dr. Shirazi is
also the recipient of the prestigious Fellowship Award from the American
Academy of Craniofacial Pain. His patient “Gloria” had migraine headaches
for over twenty-five years. The pain was so intense it actually woke her up
from her sleep several nights a week. She had become resigned to living
with the pain until Dr. Shirazi was able to correctly diagnose her with a
TMJ disorder and customize a treatment plan that alleviated her symptoms
within a few months. “Before, I was never able to reliably make plans
because of my migraines,” says Gloria. “You look at life differently when
you are happy and well-rested.”

Over 10 million people in the United States suffer from TMJ problems at any
given time, according to the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial
Research (NIDCR), and many of them complain of headaches. The American
Headache Society (of which Dr. Shirazi is a member) has classified
headaches into three main groups: tension, migraine and cluster.

Tension type headaches typically have pain that radiates in a band-like
fashion on both sides, from forehead to base of skull. Pain often starts or
radiates to the muscles of the neck and upper back. Many patients with
tension headaches develop forward head posture (FHP). FHP puts extreme
pressure on the neck itself; for every inch of FHP, the neck must carry an
extra 10 lbs. (the average weight of a human head). Tension headaches are
commonly seen in Dr. Shirazi’s patients who have jaw issues (clenching
teeth at night, clicking/popping, and jaw pain).

Migraines affect 15 % of the population and three times as many women as
men. Often occurring on one side of the head, a migraine is considered a
vascular headache because it is associated with changes in the size of the
arteries in the brain and outside of the brain. These vascular changes are
ultimately caused by the trigeminal nerve/ganglion, which primarily
receives its information from the jaw, mouth, face, and teeth and other
structures. If pain signals can be significantly reduced or eliminated to
the Trigeminal Ganglion the result seen is a reduction of migraines.
What’s most important however, is obtaining an accurate diagnosis, which
may include multidisciplinary care such as acupuncture, chiropractor,
naturopathic, traditional therapies and/or nutritional guidance.

Characterized by severe, unilateral pain around the eye or along the side
of the head, cluster headaches are 5-8 times more common in men than
women