HEALTH

New allergy solution Xyzal finds allergy sufferers are four times more likely to not sleep well
Are you listening? Stage set for OTC hearing aids
WASHINGTON — Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., on Tuesday reintroduced legislation to make hearing aids for those with mild to moderate hearing loss available over the counter. The move already has the blessing of the Food and Drug Administration. The agency in December announced its commitment to OTC hearing aids with the promise of new, innovative and lower-cost products to millions of consumers.

CHPA Educational Foundation names WellSpring CEO to board

WASHINGTON – The Consumer Healthcare Products Association on Monday named Wendy Shusko, president and CEO WellSpring Pharmaceutical, to the board of the CHPA Educational Foundation, the charitable and public education arm of the association. Shusko was elected by the association’s board of directors at their Annual Executive Conference at Amelia Island, Fla.
Acura licenses Nexafed product to MainPointe

PALATINE, Ill. — Acura Pharmaceuticals and MainPointe Pharmaceuticals last week announced that they have entered into a license agreement to have MainPointe exclusively market Nexafed and Nexafed Sinus in the US and Canada. The pseudoephedrine-containing Nexafed brand products utilize Acura's IMPEDE Technology which disrupts the extraction and conversion of the pseudoephedrine into the illicit drug, methamphetamine.

MainPointe will assume all manufacturing and commercialization activities from Acura.
App developer Sickweather predicts OTC allergy sales

BALTIMORE, Md. – App developer Sickweather on Tuesday announced it can predict allergy remedy sales through the analysis of user-submitted reports of seasonal allergies and flu.
Kline Group: Several product trends emerge out of NatExpo West
WebMD hosts Scripps Translational Science Institute pregnancy study on its app
Clinician develops new hearing aid adjustment program

COLUMBIA, Mo. — More than half of older adults have some form of hearing loss, impacting everyday life and significantly affecting their health and safety if left untreated.

Hearing aids are the most common treatment for hearing loss; however, many adults fail to adjust to hearing aids and, as a result, stop using them. Now, a new hearing aid adjustment program created by Kari Lane, assistant professor in the Sinclair School of Nursing at the University of Missouri, might significantly improve hearing aid wear time among older adults.
AliveCor incorporates AI into consumer diagnostics offering

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – AliveCor on Thursday announced the U.S. release of Kardia Pro, an artificial intelligence-enabled platform for doctors to monitor patients for the early detection of atrial fibrillation.
Publix pharmacy signs exclusive contract with BayCare Health

LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix pharmacy and BayCare Health System signed an exclusive contract whereby BayCare branded telehealth sites will appear in various Publix locations, BayCare screening stations will be in all Publix locations, and Publix pharmacies onsite will be at five BayCare hospital locations.