HEALTH

CINCINNATI - Nehemiah Manufacturing on Tuesdsay announced the launch of Saline Soothers, a solution for the 81% of consumers who are annoyed when they don't have the tissues handy to address a runny nose.

Instead, those consumers have to resort to other means to address their runny nose - according to a survey commissioned by Nehemiah, 41% resort to using their sleeves and 38% their hand.

KINGSTON, R.I. — The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy students Matt Lippertshauser and Ethan Melillo recently took home the "Pepto Bowl"  as part of the annual Student and Pharmacist Self-Care Championship, URI announced Tuesday.

The pair represented URI in the “Jeopardy!”-style academic competition at the annual New England Pharmacy Convention Sept. 23. Their victory marks the third time in nine years that URI has won the contest, reported College of Pharmacy Clinical Professor Kelly Orr, but it didn't come easy.

ISELIN, N.J. - Ansell announced Tuesday the expansion of its popular SKYN Collection with the addition of SKYN Excite Female Stimulating Gel.  According to the latest SKYN Condoms Millennial Sex Survey, millennials are avid users of lubricants, with more than 43% reported as using lubricant as part of their regular routine.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Kline Group last week projected the business of OTC medicines would realize a compound annual growth rate of 2.6% through 2020 as part of its webinar outlining how supplier cost structures are changing across the 11 leading OTC suppliers within a dynamic market.

VARENNES, Quebec - The Jean Coutu Group on Tuesday launched a flu shot awareness campaign under the theme "Protect Your Health and That of Your Loved Ones." The campaign aims to support the public health effort for flu prevention by making the flu shot available in more than 300 stores in the Jean Coutu network throughout Quebec, in Ontario and New Brunswick.

PARIS – Sanofi on Friday named Alan Main EVP Consumer HealthCare, effective Oct. 1, 2016. Main will be a member of the executive committee and lead a newly created Consumer Healthcare global business unit.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Florida Publix pharmacies are offering testing and treatment for strep throat and flu for customers 13 years of age or older.

Publix Pharmacists can now evaluate patients, perform a diagnostic test, and dispense treatment in one convenient visit to the Publix Pharmacy. For patients who test positive for flu, pharmacists are also able to dispense treatment for other household family members to prevent them from becoming sick from the flu.