HEALTH

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. - Life Wear Technologies on Tuesday announced its acquisition of the TriCalm line of anti-itch products from Cosmederm Bioscience.

WAUKESHA, Wis. – Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company will be offering their independent pharmacy customers Hamacher Resource Group's monthly TEMPS Category Manager program. The regional drug wholesaler will be taking advantage of the merchandising portion of the program which includes category-specific planograms and assortment strategies and new item intelligence.

CINCINNATI - Kroger on Monday announced a new health and wellness campaign in partnership with The Little Clinic and Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger relief organization. From Aug. 15, 2016 through April 1, 2017 Kroger will donate one meal through the Feeding America network of food banks for every flu shot administered at all Kroger family of pharmacies or The Little Clinic locations.

DEERFIELD, Ill. - Walgreens is now offering flu shots at all of its pharmacies, including Duane Reade pharmacies in New York, and at all Walgreens Healthcare Clinic locations, the  company announced Monday.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - As many as 81% of healthcare providers working in pre- and post-natal care agree that women should consult health experts about breastfeeding techniques well before delivery, ideally in the third trimester, according to the 2016 Lansinoh Global Healthcare Provider Survey released Monday.

Instead, moms-to-be typically wait until they are about to deliver or even after their baby arrives to ask about breastfeeding, according to nearly half of those polled.

Franklin, Wis. – Carma Laboratories on Monday announced the launch of Carmex Comfort Care Lip Balm, a lip balm line formulated with natural colloidal oatmeal and natural, cold pressed fruit oil to deliver long-lasting moisture and hydration.

LOS ANGELES - Smoothie bowls just got a whole lot simpler to make, thanks to Leap's new ready-to-mix smoothie bowl powders. Made entirely of organic whole fruits, vegetables and plant proteins, Leap makes it easy to prepare a superfood-infused smoothie bowl in under a minute. Each flavor offers an ideal balance of vegan protein, omega fats, fiber and up to four servings of nutrient-dense fruits and vegetables.

ATLANTA - Glock Health recently launched its G-PUR supplement, formulated with clinoptilolite, a mineral that may bind dietary cholesterol, as well as toxic heavy metals, to prevent their absorption into the body. G-PUR also binds microbiological toxins to prevent their absorption into the gastrointestinal tract.