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05/22/2013 - 3:18pm
Micro-targeted in-store mobile marketing platform launches

Swirl launched a new software platform specifically designed to attract and influence in-store shoppers with micro-targeted digital content and real-time, personalized offers delivered to consumers' smartphones while they shop.

05/22/2013 - 3:00pm
McKesson receives top award from nonprofit for promoting employee health

McKesson Corp. announced that it received Platinum certification in the 2013 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles award presented by the National Business Group on Health.

05/22/2013 - 2:59pm
New pneumococcal vaccine as safe as previous version, study finds

A new vaccine against pneumococcal disease appears as safe as an older one, according to a new study.

05/22/2013 - 2:46pm
CMS decision on diabetes-testing supplies would disrupt care, members of Congress say

Several members of Congress are requesting that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reverse a decision to prohibit independent pharmacies from delivering diabetes-testing supplies to homebound seniors.

05/22/2013 - 2:38pm
Dan Bartlett joins Walmart as EVP corporate affairs

Bartlett was most recently president and CEO of the U.S. arm of Hill+Knowlton Strategies, a global business advisory firm serving corporations, nonprofits and associations in 52 countries.

05/22/2013 - 2:34pm
Target donates $250,000 to tornado-relief efforts

Target will donate a quarter million dollars to disaster relief efforts in Oklahoma following a deadly tornado that killed at least two dozen people and left many more homeless.

05/22/2013 - 2:04pm
Nonprofit honors Walgreens with Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles award

The National Business Group on Health, a nonprofit association of large U.S. employers, honored Walgreens for its ongoing commitment and dedication to promoting a healthy workplace and encouraging their workers and families to pursue and maintain healthy lifestyles.

05/22/2013 - 1:51pm
Par ships authorized generic cardiovascular drug

Generic drug maker Par Pharmaceutical Cos. has started shipping an authorized generic version of a heart-disease medication made by AstraZeneca.

05/22/2013 - 1:18pm
Latin America's Rayito De Sol sunless tanning line comes to U.S. market

Rayito De Sol, a sun care brand in Latin America, is now available in the United States and can be found at Ulta Beauty Stores.

05/22/2013 - 12:42pm
Abbott's ZonePerfect brand debuts Greek yogurt nutrition bars

Abbott’s ZonePerfect brand this week introduced three Greek yogurt flavors to its nutrition bar family — chocolate, vanilla berry and raspberry — expanding the ZonePerfect nutrition bar offering to 27 flavors.