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  • Hi-Tech Pharmacal posts $3 million loss

    AMITYVILLE, N.Y. Hi-Tech Pharmacal had $40.4 million in sales during its fiscal first quarter ended July 31, the generic drug maker said Thursday. The numbers amounted to a decrease of $3 million from the same period in 2009.

     

  • PwC: Americans would use mobile devices to track, monitor health

    SAN DIEGO Three-in-10 Americans recently surveyed by PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute said they would use their cell or smart phone to track and monitor their personal health, and 40% would be willing to pay for a remote monitoring device that sends health information directly to their doctor.

  • FDA issues warning letters for two green tea drinks

    SILVER SPRING, Md. The Food and Drug Administration recently issued two warning letters to the Dr Pepper Snapple Group and Unilever for their respective green tea beverages, stating that the companies' nutritional claims are not in compliance with FDA regulations.

  • GSK inks deal with Lonza, announces CFO's exit

    LONDON Swiss drug maker Lonza will help British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline manufacture five biotech drugs in early- and mid-stage clinical trials, the two companies said Wednesday.

     

    Lonza will manufacture clinical trial batches of the drugs, all monoclonal antibodies in phase-1 and phase-2 testing, and provide additional access to manufacturing capacity so GSK can fulfill future demands. The two companies said other details of the agreement remain confidential.

     

     

  • Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker introduces Ben Tre chocolate bar

    HERSHEY, Pa. Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker has released a limited edition chocolate bar that has hints of both spices and fruit.

    The new Ben Tre chocolate bar is made with cacao beans from the Ben Tre province of Vietnam, the company said. Beginning this month, the Scharffen Berger Ben Tre chocolate bar will be available on the chocolate maker's website and select retail locations nationwide.

  • Former Gillette executive joins Welch's

    CONCORD, Mass. The maker of Concord and Niagara grape-based products has named a former Gillette executive as its new chief marketing officer.

    Matthew Wohl joined Welch's last week, following a 16-year career at Gillette, where he lead product development, innovation, new product launches and marketing communications for a number of brands including Mach3, Fusion and most recently the 2010 launch of Fusion ProGlide razors.

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