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March 17, 2011
Study: Significant decline in pack-a-day smokers

Between 1965 and 2007, the number of people with a pack-a-day habit significantly declined, as did the number of people who smoked 10 or more cigarettes a day, according to a study in the March 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

March 16, 2011
Report: Busy Breathers backpack gains distribution in Colorado Walgreens

The value in enabling innovation and niche marketing at the store level was evidenced in a Journal-Advocate report Tuesday around the introduction of an innovative healthcare product that was picked up across three individual Walgreens.

March 4, 2011
ReportersNotebook — General Merchandise, 3/14/11

SUPPLIER NEWS — Hallmark has partnered with the U.S. Postal Service to make sending greeting cards hassle-free. New postage-paid greetings, which will range in price from $2.69 to $3.99, feature the U.S. Postal Service’s Intelligent Mail bar code on the front of the envelope. More than 200 varieties of everyday postage-paid greetings will be available.

March 2, 2011
Food Lion sponsors CIAA Women's Health & Wellness Symposium

Food Lion is continuing its 17-year corporate partnership with the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and once again serving as a sponsor, along with Thompson Hospitality, of the CIAA Women's Health and Wellness Symposium.

March 2, 2011
Max-Wellness, Humana partner on new in-home healthcare solutions service

Health-and-wellness retailer Max-Wellness on Tuesday announced a series of initiatives that vastly will expand the reach of the upstart company.

March 1, 2011
Forest gets nod for COPD drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease made by Forest Labs, the agency said Tuesday.

March 1, 2011
Gaiam to release weight-loss yoga DVD starring Trudie Styler

Gaiam on Tuesday said it would release "Trudie Styler's Weight Loss Yoga," the sixth DVD release starring Trudie Styler, an actress and environmental activist, and her personal celebrity trainer James D'Silva.

February 23, 2011
Advanced BloodStop now available at CVS/pharmacy

LifeScience Plus recently introduced Advanced BloodStop, a bandage that helps stop bleeding in less than one minute, at CVS/pharmacy.

February 18, 2011
Scissors cut into segment growth

Judging by the numbers, the wobbly economy largely has benefited the men’s grooming segment.


February 14, 2011
Pa. health dept. helps smokers quit in the name of love

The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Friday announced it would be distributing free nicotine replacement therapy kits beginning on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, to help Pennsylvanians who want to give up tobacco “in the name of love.”

February 1, 2011
Matherly finds extra space in Sam’s ‘Portfolio’ for health, wellness

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — The Project 
Portfolio initiative at Sam’s Club may sound a lot like Walmart’s less-than-successful Project Impact undertaking, but the key distinction is that Sam’s variant of the strategic initiative has important ramifications for the health-and-wellness area. Overseeing those departments is Sam’s Club vet Todd Matherly, VP and divisional merchandise manager of health and wellness following a promotion last year.


January 24, 2011
Rite Aid kicks off contest for Wellness+ members

Rite Aid on Monday sweetened the pot for those loyalty card members braving the cold and visiting the pharmacy in February.

January 18, 2011
Walmart Foundation donates $2 million to make food banks 'green'

Walmart's philanthropic arm announced a $2 million donation to help food banks save money on energy bills.

January 7, 2011
Giant Food recaps 2010 hunger-relief efforts

Giant Food this week said that over the course of 2010, the supermarket chain donated more than 2.4 million lbs. of food to local hunger-relief organizations.

January 6, 2011
Kraft's Huddle to Fight Hunger exceeds 20-million meal mark

It seems that Kraft Foods' Huddle to Fight Hunger program has reached the end zone.

January 5, 2011
Cessation shelf is smokin’

PITTSBURGH — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration last year initiated programs that will breathe new life into sales of smoking-cessation products. The surgeon general issued a report titled “How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease,” and the FDA will be mandating that tobacco manufacturers have smoking-is-bad-for-you messages on packaging. 


December 20, 2010
Nestlé focuses on science of health

With the new year approaching, Nestlé Health Science S.A. and the Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences — both created to pioneer a new industry between food and pharma — became operational.

December 16, 2010
Shaw's, New England Patriots Foundation continue to tackle hunger relief

A supermarket chain, part of the Supervalu family of grocery stores, teamed up with the charitable arm of a professional football team to donate funds to end hunger in the area.

December 14, 2010
Kraft's Huddle to Fight Hunger hopes to score touchdown

Kraft Foods is continuing its commitment to the fight against hunger with its football-themed hunger-relief initiative.

December 14, 2010
Smoking prevalence among teens may rise, study finds

The very substantial decrease in teen smoking that began in the mid-1990s has come to a halt among younger teens in the United States, and some evidence of a possible increase in their smoking was observed this year, announced researchers that were part of the "Monitoring the Future" study on Tuesday.

December 7, 2010
FDA studies effectiveness, benefits 
of long-term smoking-cessation therapy

PARSIPPANY, N.J. — The Food and Drug Administration is exploring the benefits associated with the long-term use of nicotine-replacement therapy products, a factor expected to both extend the amount of time a person avails themselves of the smoking-cessation therapy, as well as increase the success rates for quit attempts. 


December 7, 2010
Smoking among children, teens with diabetes on the rise

A new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics found that the use of tobacco products among young diabetics is on the rise, and many haven't been counseled by their healthcare providers to not smoke or stop smoking.

December 3, 2010
Intimacy health remains issue among seniors

According to a report in the December 2010 issue of the Harvard Health Letter, Americans are maintaining intimacy through their 60s, 70s and even 80s.

November 30, 2010
Nordic Naturals supplements pets' health with new product

Nordic Naturals has introduced Omega-3 Pet liquid in three convenient sizes.

November 29, 2010
Dr Pepper Snapple Group announces Let's Play initiative

A popular beverage maker is encouraging kids to be active by promoting fit and healthy lifestyles.

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