HEALTH

Survey: Youth tobacco use flattens in 2017
As new and novel tobacco products that appeal to youth continue to hit the market, research shows that tobacco use rates among middle and high school students essentially flattened in 2017 after an encouraging decline from 2015 to 2016, according to the National Youth Tobacco Survey results, released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
New line of omega-3 supplements hits market
Algae-based nutrition brand iWi announced on Friday its nationwide launch with a line of three different omega-3 supplements: omega-3 complex, DHA and EPA.

Young Living Essential Oils appoints new CFO

As Young Living's new CFO, Lee Bowen will oversee the accounting, tax, finance, commission services and human resource departments.
Reformulated pain relief cream features all-natural ingredients

A year after the introduction of pain relief cream Aculeve, Craig Morton, the creator and a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist with the Center for Orthopaedics in Lake Charles, La., has rolled out a new and improved formula called AcuPlus.
CHPA submits statement for hearing on benefits of consumer-directed health plans

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association, a national trade association representing manufacturers and marketers of OTC medicines and dietary supplements, applauded the U.S. House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee for Wednesday’s hearing on the benefits of consumer-directed health plans and submitted a statement reiterating its support of legislation to restore OTC eligibility under tax-preferred healthcare accounts.
Study: Retail ‘shrink’ decreased to $46.8B in 2017

Thefts, fraud and losses from other retail “shrink” decreased to $46.8 billion in 2017 from $48.9 billion the year before as shoplifting and organized retail crime continued to be the leading causes, according to the annual National Retail Security Survey released by the National Retail Federation and the University of Florida.
FDA seeks injunction against company selling unapproved hand sanitizers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday filed a complaint against Innovative BioDefense of Lake Forest, Calif., and Colette Cozean, the company's president and CEO, to prohibit them from selling Zylast topical antiseptics with claims that they are effective against infection by pathogens such as norovirus, rotavirus, flu virus, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), and Ebola.
New Hampshire adopts retail tech to prevent illegal sales of pseudoephedrine

New Hampshire has adopted the real-time, stop-sale National Precursor Log Exchange technology, becoming the 35th state to adopt the system used by retailers across the country to help prevent the illegal sale of pseudoephedrine.
DarioHealth: iPhone-enabled app sees positive market response

DarioHealth, a global digital health company with mobile health and big data solutions, announced on Thursday that it has witnessed positive market acceptance for its recently launched Lightning-enabled Blood Glucose Monitoring System, which enables the use of the Dario app on iPhone 7, 8 and X smart mobile devices.
NuGo Nutrition introduces paleo, non-GMO egg white protein bars

NuGo Nutrition has announced the launch of its a new Non-GMO product line, NuGo Egg White Protein Bars.