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January 28, 2011
Weis declares quarterly dividend

Weis' board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 29 cents per share on Friday.

January 27, 2011
Rite Aid's same-store sales get a boost

Rite Aid on Thursday morning posted a same-store sales increase of 1.1% for the four weeks ended Jan. 22, including a 2.2% lift across the front-end and growth of 0.6% in pharmacy comparable sales.

January 25, 2011
Arctic Ease sponsors National Fallen Firefighters Foundation event

Arctic Ease on Tuesday announced its sponsorship of a fundraising event that will benefit the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation at the Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Feb. 20.

January 25, 2011
Weis' Mignola gets promoted

Weis Markets recently promoted Mike Mignola to VP merchandising, according to published reports.

January 24, 2011
Love is in the air with candies from Just Born

Just Born wants fans of its Peeps, Mike and Ike, and Hot Tamales brands to feel the love this Valentine's Day.

January 24, 2011
Rite Aid hearts Wellness+

Rite Aid on Monday introduced its annual national education and prevention campaign against heart disease in observation of American Heart Month in February.

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 20, 2011
Hershey's takes chocolate to next level

Hershey is offering fans a new way to enjoy its iconic chocolate candies.

January 20, 2011
Thomas' Bagel Thins teams up with celebrity nutritionist

Thomas' Bagel Thins has teamed up with celebrity nutritionist Keri Glassman to promote healthy choices in 2011 and beyond.

January 17, 2011
B. Braun's wound management gel available for OTC use

B. Braun has launched its Prontosan wound management gel — a product used in the healthcare setting for cleaning wounds, as well as moistening and lubricating absorbent wound dressings — for over-the-counter use.

January 14, 2011
Hershey's football sweepstakes scores touchdown among chocolate lovers

Hershey's is offering football and chocolate fans a chance to win a trip to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

January 14, 2011
McNeil issues recall at wholesaler level

In consultation with the Food and Drug Administration, McNeil Consumer Healthcare on Friday voluntarily recalled certain lots of Tylenol 8 Hour, Tylenol Arthritis Pain and Tylenol upper respiratory products, as well as certain lots of Benadryl, Sudafed PE and Sinutab products at the wholesale level.

January 14, 2011
ProPhase sponsors 'Cold-Eeze Skate for the Heart'

ProPhase Labs on Thursday announced its title sponsor of the "Cold-Eeze Skate for the Heart" show, airing on NBC stations Jan. 16 from 4 to 6 p.m., EST.

January 12, 2011
Supermarket wine kiosks return to Pennsylvania retailers

Supermarket wine kiosks are being reintroduced into the Pennsylvania market in the coming week after being taken offline in the days before Christmas, according to a report published Monday in the Beaver County Times, a newspaper based in Beaver County and northwest of Pittsburgh.

January 11, 2011
Hershey gives grant to Harrisburg University to create research lab

A university and a chocolate giant have joined forces to develop a sensory science and consumer research program.

January 10, 2011
Endo receives complete response letter for crush-resistant Opana ER

The Food and Drug Administration declined to approve Endo Pharmaceuticals’ regulatory application for a painkiller designed to thwart drug abusers, Endo said Friday.

January 6, 2011
No monkey business in 'boo-boo' game

Mom won’t need to monkey around looking for a bandage for her child’s “boo-boo” with this Medibuddy First Aid Kit To Go in her purse. The kit retails for a suggested $12.95. This one is on a pegboard at Babies "R" Us as part of the baby healthcare aisle.

January 6, 2011
Opening of Intel's on-site medical center officially announced by Take Care

Take Care Health Systems, which is owned by Walgreens and currently operates more than 370 worksite clinics nationwide, has officially announced the opening of a new on-site medical center at Intel's Jones Farm Campus in Hillsboro, Ore.

January 6, 2011
Testing blood glucose gets tech-savvy

Bayer Diabetes’ Contour USB, pictured here at CVS, may be ideal for those tech-savvy boomers just learning they have diabetes.

January 5, 2011
A grab-and-go lifestyle

YORK, Pa. — Lifestyle Foods’ new chilled grab-and-go line offers three lunch options and one breakfast option for consumers looking for quick, healthy meals. Meals in the soup-and-salad line — chicken noodle/Caesar salad, tomato basil/garden salad with light Italian dressing, and vegetarian vegetable/garden salad with light ranch dressing — are all less than 125 calories. The oatmeal kit comes with a fresh apple, raisins and turbinado sugar.


January 5, 2011
E-tablets find a home in drug stores, too

CVS has gotten the jump on what may become the craze for 2011 — e-tablets not called iPad.

January 5, 2011
Troy Healthcare buys Stopain, announces line extension

Troy Healthcare on Wednesday announced its purchase of the Stopain brand from DRJ Group and also stated that a new Stopain gel line extension will be shipping to stores in early 2011.

January 4, 2011
Endo's Fortesta receives FDA approval

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a topical testosterone replacement therapy made by Endo Pharmaceuticals, Endo said last week.

January 4, 2011
Rite Aid beats analysts' estimates; positive comps across the board

Rite Aid brought the New Year in with a bang, recording monthly same-store sales increases across both the front end and back bench for the first time in almost two years.

January 4, 2011
Rite Aid gets fit with BL Body

Rite Aid on Tuesday announced its partnership with BL Body, a collection of shape wear exclusively available in Rite Aid stores, on a sweepstakes with a first prize trip for two to the location of the reality program “The Biggest Loser.”

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