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Helen of Troy selling Healthy Directions division
Helen of Troy will be selling its direct-to-consumer nutritional supplements and health guidance segment Healthy Directions. The El Paso, Texas-based company will be divesting the division to privately held VMS company Direct Digital for roughly $46 million in cash and a supplemental payment with a target value of $25 million that will come on or before Aug. 1, 2019, Helen of Troy said.
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Less than half of college students get a flu shot each year
Although most college students in the U.S. believe it is important to get an annual influenza vaccine, less than half (46%) say they typically get vaccinated, according to a new National Foundation for Infectious Diseases survey released earlier this month.