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LOS ANGELES — With the holiday shopping season approaching, one group has released a guide to goods produced domestically.

The Made in USA Foundation announced the latest edition of the "All-American Holiday Gift Guide," which shows readers how to buy American-made Christmas and Hannukah gifts, ornaments and cards, with sections on toys, jewelry, games and other items for men, women and children. Co-published with Made in USA Certified, the 115-page guide also includes food-related items, such as chocolates, blenders and stoves.

NEW YORK — An article recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine examines the role that impulse marketing and customer psychology in supermarkets contributes to obesity and related health problems.

DALLAS  — Comedic actresses Sherri Shepherd and Cloris Leachman are finding the humor in menopause by headlining the Poise brand’s Hot Flash Road Show, a free comedy tour making stops in New York and Los Angeles this fall that was announced Friday by Kimberly Clark. Open to the public, the Hot Flash Road Show is part of The 2nd Talk, an effort led by the Poise brand to start a whole new way to talk about menopause and help women approach this life stage with confidence.

LOS ANGELES — Earlier this summer Hyland’s introduced its Leg Cramps Ointment to complement its line of homeopathic Leg Cramps tablets. Expect the leg cramp market to grow. According to one study, about half of all seniors suffer from leg cramps — they’re more common in women (56%) than men (40%). And two drug classes with strong links to leg cramps include diuretics and the inhaled long-acting B2-agonists 
(e.g., Advair, Serevent, Symbicort).

LOS ANGELES — Hair removal brand Nad's has announced the launch of Nad's nose wax for men and women, a complete do-it-yourself nose wax system for removing nose hair.

Containing chamomile and aloe, Nad’s nose wax is applied with the Nad’s Safetip applicator that is designed to target the hair around the edge of the nostril, only removing hairs that are sticking out or easily noticed. The specially formulated wax also can be used to remove blackheads from the nose’s surface.

LOS ANGELES — 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is bringing a new sports film to Blu-ray and DVD.

"Crooked Arrows" stars Brandon Routh, Gil Birmingham and Crystal Allen. The film centers on Coach Joe Logan (Routh), who reluctantly leads a Native American high school team on their unlikely journey to the state lacrosse championship game against their prep school rivals. Along the way, Joe and the team rediscover their connection to the spiritual traditions of the ancient sport of lacrosse.

LOS ANGELES — OPI Products has announced the appointment of John Heffner as the brand's new president and general manager. With this change, George Schaeffer remains founder and CEO. Suzi Weiss-Fischmann will retain her title as EVP and artistic director.

LOS ANGELES — Pharmaca’s new 1,000-sq.-ft. Natural Beauty Bar in Los Angeles along Sunset Boulevard centers around two areas: the brow bar for waxing and threading services and the makeup area for makeup application and makeovers. 


LOS ANGELES — OPI Products has teamed up with multiple Grammy Award-winning and multiplatinum-selling recording artist Mariah Carey.

Carey will be the inspiration for a line of OPI limited-edition nail lacquers that will launch in January 2013.

LOS ANGELES — Neutrogena and actress Gabrielle Union are urging people to make skin cancer prevention part of their daily, year-round routines on the heels of a recent national survey that found just 13% of all women in the United States wear sunscreen on a daily basis.

WOONSOCKET, R.I., and LOS ANGELES — MinuteClinic has entered into a clinical affiliation with the UCLA Health System to enhance patient access to high-quality, affordable healthcare services in Los Angeles County.

LOS ANGELES — Back-to-school shoppers plan on stretching their dollar and taking advantage of retailer incentives to save, PriceGrabber said.