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December 7, 2012
Study: Inadequate vitamin B12 in seniors could be linked to cognitive decline

Being mildly vitamin B-12 deficient could be an indication that some older adults are at a greater risk for accelerated cognitive decline, according to an observational study from researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University released Wednesday.

June 18, 2012
NPF awards three scholarships

The Natural Products Foundation on Monday named the three recipients of its 2012 NPF Scholarship.

April 6, 2012
Retail pharmacies can play role in employer wellness programs

It's no secret that something has been afoot for the last few years: Retail pharmacies have gradually metamorphosed from places to pick up pills to destinations for health care — places to get everything from vaccines to care from nurses and even from physicians.

March 29, 2012
Tufts Health Plan employees to benefit from new Take Care Health Systems-managed center

Take Care Health Systems, which is owned by Walgreens, and Tufts Health Plan have announced the opening of a workplace health center called the BeWell Center, which offers wellness and preventive care, symptom care and laboratory services to Tufts Health Plan employees and contractors.

April 19, 2011
CRN, ASN honor two researchers for work in supplement industry

The Council for Responsible Nutrition and the American Society for Nutrition on Monday recognized two researchers for their work in the supplement industry.

January 20, 2011
Andrew Shao named Herbalife's VP global product science and safety

Direct-to-consumer distributor Herbalife on Wednesday named longtime Council for Responsible Nutrition executive Andrew Shao to the post of VP global product science and safety, effective March 7.

January 13, 2011
Study: Healthcare companies think REMS in need of major overhaul

Various companies in the healthcare industry are uncertain about the benefits of the Food and Drug Administration’s risk evaluation and mitigation strategy program, and most think it needs a major overhaul, according to a study by the Tufts University Center for the Study of Drug Development.

June 6, 2010
Tufts study predicts challenge for drug cos. to control R&D costs

While consumers probably won’t feel the pain, the increasing complexity of clinical trials will make...

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