HRG delivers natural trend update to ECRM cough-cold attendeesMuch of Dave Wendland’s presentation has grown out of natural product research HRG has conducted over the last few years. The natural trend hits cough-cold aisleRather than only seeking natural remedies once they’re already sick, consumers are increasingly looking for immune-boosting products to keep them from catching the latest bug. A balm-y cold season In much the same way that sales of cough-cold products are off to a fast start, so are lip balm sales. Flu hospitalizations highest this decade, CDC reports The spike in hospitalizations related to influenza-like illnesses has created spot shortages in anti-viral medicines and flu tests and has exasperated the supply issue with IV saline bags, agencies report. Cold busters: New products tout prevention, relief It's been a busy year for purveyors of cough/cold medicines, and these new products may have been just the thing to soothe what ailed their customers. Cough-cold traffic gets boost amid strong flu season Industry observers said that consumption in the cough-cold segment has been among the strongest in the past decade. Flu is gaining foothold in Northeast, Walgreens reports Outside of the South, Connecticut, New Jersey and North Carolina are seeing significant gains in flu activity. Flu incidence crests at 6.6%, highest in this decade "In past seasons that are like this one, we have estimated that by the end of the season, 34 million Americans had gotten the flu," CDC said. ChopSaver chapped-lip solution 'not just for musicians' ChopSaver posts latest online advert touting its chapped-lip beating lip balm. Report: J&J pulls out of the race for Pfizer's consumer business That leaves GSK Consumer and RB in the running for the Pfizer consumer health business. First Previous 15 16 17 18 19 Next Last