Retail Clinics

RONKONKOMA, N.Y. - NBTY on Wednesday unveiled three new lines of innovative products across its MET-Rx portfolio. In addition to the product innovation, the brand is launching a full packaging refresh and a national advertising campaign. To help bring this to life, MET-Rx has partnered with Joey Bosa, a collegiate defensive end and one of the top projected 2016 football prospects.

 

DALLAS - Three-in-four consumers who use digital health tools say their health apps/devices have made them healthier, according to a HealthMine survey released Tuesday. And 59% of consumers who use digital health tools use them at least once per day. 

 

Another 57% responded that using digital health tools has helped to lower their healthcare costs. 

 

PARKVILLE, Australia - An international evidence review has found that certain nutritional supplements can increase the effectiveness of antidepressants for people with clinical depression.

 

Omega 3 fish oils, S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe), methylfolate (bioactive form of folate) and vitamin D, were all found to boost the effects of medication.

 

WARSAW, Poland - A recent study at Stanford University demonstrated how exposing a person to short flashes of light during sleep could be the secret to minimizing jet lag. Through manipulating levels of melatonin in the body, there is a significant speed-up in the process of the body adjusting to its rescheduled circadian rhythm. 

 

WOONSOCKET, R.I. - MinuteClinic, the retail medical clinic of CVS Health, on Monday opened its first locations inside Target stores in the Chicago area. The clinics located in 13 stores have been rebranded and converted to MinuteClinic. 

 

There are now 56 MinuteClinic locations in Chicagoland, including clinics in CVS Pharmacy stores. Chicago is MinuteClinic's largest metropolitan market in the United States.