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April 29, 2010

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 18, 2010

PepsiCo is extending its AMP franchise with two new products. AMP Energy juice is Pepsi’s...

PURCHASE, N.Y. —PepsiCo is extending its AMP franchise with two new products. AMP Energy juice is Pepsi’s first foray into the energy juice category. Pepsi’s VP marketing for the brand said the new introduction is positioned toward consumers who were not interested in coffee to solve their energy needs, but wanted something beyond traditional energy drink offerings.

April 8, 2010

In an effort to further expand its retail-based clinic business, Walgreens' Take Care Health Systems...

NEW YORK In an effort to further expand its retail-based clinic business, Walgreens' Take Care Health Systems reportedly is considering financial joint ventures with hospitals, according to a Dow Jones Newswires report.

"We're getting a lot of interest from hospital systems," Take Care Health Systems CEO Peter Miller told Down Jones Newswires in an interview.

March 30, 2010

Beauty retailer Ulta is promoting the launch of the Fekkai Silky Straight Ironless collection by...

March 25, 2010

An article featured on MedPageToday.com picks up on the expansion of clinic services offered at...

NEW YORK An article featured on MedPageToday.com picks up on the expansion of clinic services offered at retail health clinics, underscoring the importance of nurse practitioners and entry into the role in chronic disease management.

"We're evolving our clinic offerings, from episodic treatment to looking at how do we get more chronic disease management, how do we do more prevention, how do we do more screening?" Sandra Ryan, chief nurse practitioner officer for Take Care Health Systems, was quoted as saying.

March 21, 2010

Diabetics who are less inclined to seek help with managing their condition are at increased...

NEW YORK Diabetics who are less inclined to seek help with managing their condition are at increased risk of premature death, a new study found.

 

March 18, 2010

Bausch & Lomb on Friday announced the relaunch of Renu Fresh multi-purpose contact lens solution...

March 18, 2010

Drug Store News’ sister publication, Retail Clinician, has issued a special report on an exclusive...

NEW YORK Drug Store News’ sister publication, Retail Clinician, has issued a special report on an exclusive study conducted by Take Care Health Systems in conjunction with Gallup Consulting that measured patient engagement levels among Take Care Clinic visitors, with an eye toward elevating the patient experience.

 

March 14, 2010

As any New Yorker will tell you, Duane Reade is as much a part of...

March 14, 2010

Diabetes patients combining drugs to control blood fat and blood pressure may remain at risk...

NEW YORK Diabetes patients combining drugs to control blood fat and blood pressure may remain at risk for heart attacks and other heart disease, according to a study presented in Atlanta on Sunday.

March 14, 2010

You don’t have to look any further than the Align box on the shelf—or the...

NEW YORK —You don’t have to look any further than the Align box on the shelf—or the empty space where it used to be—to realize just how popular probiotics have become. Align is selling fast.

For the 52 weeks ended Feb. 24, sales of Procter & Gamble’s lead probiotic supplement were up 433% to $28.7 million across food, drug and mass (minus Walmart), according to Information Resources Inc.

March 9, 2010

Hair care brand got2b has a new look that consumers will see on store shelves...

March 4, 2010

Price Chopper plans to purchase six stores from Tops Friendly Markets, Price Chopper announced Thursday....

February 16, 2010

A new walk-in clinic at a Duane Reade store in Chelsea officially opened on Wednesday,...

February 15, 2010

Fighting acne with hair care products? That’s right....

NEW YORK —Fighting acne with hair care products? That’s right.

Acne sufferers know all too well that there are certain things that can make a bad situation worse, whether it be eating certain trigger foods or lathering on certain skin creams. But what the some 40 million to 50 million Americans affected by acne may not realize is that hair care also may be playing a role.

February 10, 2010

Obese children carry a risk of dying before age 55 years, more than twice that...

January 26, 2010

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved a plan by Tops Friendly Markets to acquire the...

January 17, 2010

Price Chopper has plans to open a new store in Middletown, Conn., the family-owned supermarket...

January 11, 2010

Bayer has introduced its own easy grip cap for arthritis users, diabetics or people with...

NEW YORK Bayer has introduced its own easy grip cap for arthritis users, diabetics or people with carpal tunnel.

And with the low-dose 81-mg aspirin for the prevention of a second heart attack or stroke, disease states that still skew older than younger, the new caps ought to be well received among Bayer's low-dose aspirin core users.

January 10, 2010

Garnier is taking hair color to a new level in 2010 with the launch of...

NEW YORK —Garnier is taking hair color to a new level in 2010 with the launch of Garnier HerbaShine color cream with bamboo extract, the first and only ammonia-free hair color with bamboo extract that offers a “soft lift” in color in 10 minutes.

The new hair color is ideal for those who are new to coloring their hair, whether it be at-home color or salon-applied, and those who are looking to curb spending by coloring their own hair or trying to prolong time between salon visits.

January 10, 2010

Tops Friendly Markets has emerged as the buyer of the assets of bankrupt supermarket operator...

January 10, 2010

At the heart of Wegman’s health-and-wellness initiatives is the company’s “Eat Well. Live Well Challenge,”...

January 10, 2010

Wegmans plans to begin offering H1N1 vaccinations to people ages 19 years and older by...

January 7, 2010

The Medicaid storm is still intense in Washington as Bartell Drugs has announced that —...

NEW YORK The Medicaid storm is still intense in Washington as Bartell Drugs has announced that — as of Feb. 1 — it will no longer fill Medicaid prescriptions at 15 of its 57 stores. Limiting access to pharmacies with its payment cuts could spell an increase in other healthcare costs — costs that represent the majority of health expenditures.

As stated in the article, the decision stems from a court decision in Massachusetts in September 2009 that reduced the industry pricing standard.

January 7, 2010

Cash-strapped consumers have been turning more to coupons and deals, no matter where those deals...

NEW YORK Cash-strapped consumers have been turning more to coupons and deals, no matter where those deals are, in the past year. So it’s not surprising that there are more coupons than ever for them to “clip.”