HEALTH

Omnis Health brings new diabetes value proposition to market with EmbracePRO
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Omnis Health earlier this week launched the EmbracePRO system into retail pharmacies.

"EmbracePRO will bring necessary and welcomed change to the diabetes category," stated Cathy Pereira, EVP global sales and marketing, Omnis Health. "It answers everyone's needs. Value-conscious patients will benefit from a system that delivers accurate, reliable results, demanded by healthcare professionals, at a significantly lower cost than available systems."
Boston researchers crack real-time tracking of flu season
BOSTON - Big data is playing a role in better tracking flu outbreaks in real time, a team of researchers found, just not necessarily through Google searches. A team led by researchers at Boston Children's Hospital found that cloud-based data from electronic health records can be used to pick up cases in real time, at least one week ahead of CDC reporting.

CVS Pharmacy introduces 2,500 health and wellness SKUs under CVS Health banner

WOONSOCKET, R.I. – CVS Pharmacy on Wednesday launched a new flagship line of more than 2,500 health and wellness products under the CVS Health banner, implementing the next phase in the company’s commitment to transforming its stores into premier health and beauty destinations.
FDA setting stage for NDUFA with June public meeting

SILVER SPRING, Md. - OTC suppliers may soon have a streamlined highway to the kind of sales-driving product innovation that Rx-to-OTC switch generates using monographs, according to an announcement from the Food and Drug Administration issued Tuesday. However, it may be a toll road.
Inc.: Small company takes on FDA - and wins
CRN objects to proposed 3rd-party verification rule for military retail outlets

WASHINGTON — The Council for Responisble Nutrition on Wednesday stood up against a proposed pre-market approval requirement on dietary supplements being sold on U.S. military bases.
Pharmacy often first stop from hospital to home

More and more, retail pharmacy is playing a critical role in the transition of care from hospital to home, as outlined in a “Transitions in Care” special report published by Drug Store News last fall. As many as 35.1 million patients are discharged from hospitals each year, and two-thirds of those patients go directly to their private homes. Currently, as many as 20% of those patients are readmitted to the hospital less than 30 days after their release.
Feosol targets younger consumers, boomers, athletes

SOMERSET, N.J. — Meda Consumer recently updated its website supporting Feosol, featuring an easy-to-navigate menu of information for consumers looking for answers behind why their practitioner recommended iron supplementation, and which supplement is best for them. The website breaks iron supplementation down into pragmatic, easy-to-understand terms.
Heart rate monitors lead wearables charge

Whether you call the category by its old-school moniker “wearables” or the relatively new catch phrase “therables,” one thing is for sure: This niche market targeting first-adopter tech geeks and fitness fanatics might not be “niche” for much longer.
KT Health announces Rio 2016 partnerships

AMERICAN FORK, Utah — In preparation for this year’s summer Olympics, KT Health added official partnerships with six U.S. Olympic national governing bodies — USA Cycling, USA Gymnastics, USA Track & Field, USA Triathlon, USA Rugby and USA Wrestling — bringing the total to seven when including its partnership with U.S. Soccer that began in 2014.