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May 19, 2010
Rite Aid introduces Tugaboos baby care line

Rite Aid on Thursday introduced its new private-brand baby care line Tugaboos, beginning with Tugaboos...

May 18, 2010
'Family Guy' Volume 8 arrives in time for Father's Day

One of the brashest animated series to hit television is debuting its eight volume just...

May 17, 2010
First Lady's anti-obesity campaign gets industry endorsement

First Lady Michelle Obama's initiative to cut obesity in America has received backing from a...

May 17, 2010
Listerine seeks to educate consumers on oral hygiene with docummercial

A new Listerine docummercial narrated by award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris is hitting the airwaves....

May 16, 2010
Celsius gives consumers the ultimate challenge

Celsius is launching the Ultimate Workout Challenge summer campaign to inspire consumers to be active....

May 16, 2010
CMS nominee an advocate for change in health payment and innovation

If approved by the U.S. Senate, President Barack Obama’s choice to head the Centers for...

May 16, 2010
DVD kiosks steal the show as consumers skip rental stores

Kiosks are becoming a more important venue for video rentals. Attracted by the convenience and...

May 16, 2010
IMS: ‘Pharmerging’ to propel Rx growth farther

Pharmaceuticals are expected to become a global market worth more than $1 trillion within four...

May 16, 2010
Powerade to launch Hispanic marketing campaign

Powerade is featuring goalkeeper Guillermo "Memo" Ochoa in the drink brand's first-ever fully integrated marketing...

May 12, 2010
Inaugural FMI Supermarket Health and Wellness puts all the pieces and players together for first time

For the more than 260 supermarket executives and suppliers that gathered here this week at...

May 11, 2010
Dr Pepper suits up as soft drink partner for 'Iron Man 2'

In line with the premiere of "Iron Man 2," Dr Pepper recently launched an advertising...

May 10, 2010
Eating nuts may lower cholesterol levels, study finds

A pooled analysis of 25 trials found that nut consumption may improve blood cholesterol levels....

May 9, 2010
Merck: Expanding investigational drug pipeline caused by Schering-Plough merger

Merck has more than 20 investigational drugs in late-stage development, thanks to its merger with...

May 6, 2010
Pharmacy owns medication adherence issue

Of all the cells in the big organism known as health care, pharmacy is the...

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Of all the cells in the big organism known as health care, pharmacy is the right one to own the issue of medication adherence, as National Association of Chain Drug Stores president and CEO Steve Anderson pledged it would when commenting on a study published in the journal Health Affairs.

(THE NEWS: NACDS hails journal article's emphasis on pharmacy's role in medication adherence. For the full story, click here)

May 5, 2010
Q4 proves to be a challenge for A&P

Grocer A&P, which operates 429 stores, posted a dip in fourth-quarter sales and a wider...

May 4, 2010
NACDS hails journal article's emphasis on pharmacy's role in medication adherence

The value of pharmacy in medication adherence was emphasized in the newest issue of Health...

May 2, 2010
Schnucks to install Redbox kiosks in stores

A regional supermarket chain has entered an agreement to install fully automated DVD rental kiosks...

April 29, 2010
Study: Vitamin B may decrease kidney function in diabetic nephropathy patients

Patients with a kidney disease caused by diabetes that receive high-dose vitamin B therapy are...

NEW YORK Patients with a kidney disease caused by diabetes that receive high-dose vitamin B therapy are more likely to have decreased kidney function and an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study found.

April 28, 2010
Study finds larger-than-expected gap in medication nonadherence

A recent study by CVS Caremark and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield looked at e-prescribing...

WOONSOCKET, R.I. A recent study by CVS Caremark and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield looked at e-prescribing data and found that not only are a significant number of patients with chronic illnesses not filling their prescriptions, but the issue of nonadherence also is larger than previously thought.

April 21, 2010
Type 1 diabetic teens experience stress when monitoring condition, study finds

A new study published in the April 7 issue of Adolescent Health suggested that teens...

A new study published in the April 7 issue of Adolescent Health suggested that teens with Type 1 diabetes may undergo stress when managing their condition.

April 20, 2010
MassBiologics grants licensing agreement to Merck for tetanus-diphtheria vaccine

A biotech developer owned by the University of Massachusetts Medical School has granted drug maker...

BOSTON A biotech developer owned by the University of Massachusetts Medical School has granted drug maker Merck exclusive U.S. rights to its tetanus and diphtheria vaccine, Merck announced Wednesday.

 

April 11, 2010
Vaccines with two strains of influenza may be more effective in children, research team says

Vaccines likely would work better in protecting children from flu if they included both strains...

ST. LOUIS Vaccines likely would work better in protecting children from flu if they included both strains of influenza B instead of just one, a St. Louis University press report stated last week, citing research conducted through its Center for Vaccine Development.

April 8, 2010
Article: Think 'outside the pillbox' to improve medication adherence

An article published in the New England Journal of Medicine underscored the importance of medication...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. An article published in the New England Journal of Medicine underscored the importance of medication adherence and its ability to lower costs and improve the lives of patients.

March 30, 2010
Cobroxin to be featured on morning talk show

XenaCare announced Wednesday that its over-the-counter pain reliever, Cobroxin, will be featured on a segment...

March 25, 2010
New clinical trial will compare MS drugs

Swiss drug maker Biogen Idec and Irish drug maker Elan Corp. have started enrolling patients...