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COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. — Cirrus Healthcare Products on Thursday announced their latest patent-pending product, MigraineX will be available in CVS stores beginning March 31.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy removed partially hydrogenated oils, the artificial trans fats in processed foods, from all excusive store brands food products. CVS is the first national retail pharmacy to make this move, according to the company.

CVS now offers more than 600 exclusive snack and grocery options that are free from artificial trans fats. Trans fats are purportedly linked to rising rates of heart disease in the United States.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Student filmmakers from high schools and middle schools throughout California took home regional honors in the third-annual Anti-Tobacco Video Contest for the Public Service Announcements produced to raise awareness of the dangers of tobacco.

The contest was organized by Breathe California as part of a $100,000 grant from CVS Health. Middle- and high-school students from Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Jose and San Francisco were invited to submit a PSA video on their vision of the first tobacco-free generation.

SOUTHPORT, Conn. — Walmart, Kroger, Target, Walgreens, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Ahold USA, Cardinal Health and CVS Health were all named as top 50 U.S. corporations for inclusion by Omnikal (formerly Diversity Business). The Omni50 is a listing of the top 50 corporate and government buyers of products and services from an inclusive supply chain throughout the country.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Fortune magazine on Thursday named CVS Health one of the “World’s Most Admired” companies. CVS was honored as No. 45 on the corporate rankings list, No. 1 in the Health Care: Pharmacy and Other Services category.

BOSTON — CVS Health presented a $50,000 Community Grant to Family Reach, which will fund the Family Relief Direct Assistance Program at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to provide financial support and education to families who have a child or young adult in active cancer treatment and experiencing financial hardship.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health’s 2014 decision to stomp out cigarette sales at all CVS Pharmacy locations has had a substantial impact on the number of cigarette purchases at all retail settings, with an even greater impact on those who bought cigarettes at CVS locations.