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While Americans are redefining what it means to age well and stay healthy, many adults ages 50 years and older are still feeling the effects of aging. AARP and Abbott surveyed 1,480 Americans ages 50 years and older and found that while a majority see themselves as being in good health, 1-in-2 reported that they wished they had more strength or energy.

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands - Ahold USA first quarter sales were up 4% to $8.2 billion. Excluding gas, sales increased 4.1% at constant exchange rates. The addition of 25 A&P stores in the New York Metro market in the fourth quarter of 2015 was the main contributor to the overall sales growth and resulted in an overall market share improvement in both dollars and volume, Ahold reported.

MADISON, N.J. — Pfizer Consumer Healthcare earlier this year augmented its Centrum MultiGummies line with Men and Women formulations. MultiGummies are a chewable multivitamin formulated with more vitamin D3 than any of the leading men’s and women’s gummy multivitamin brands, according to the company. Sales of Centrum multivitamins are up significantly. For the 52 weeks ended April 17 across total U.S. multi-outlets, Centrum sales reached $77.4 million on 25.7% growth, according to recent IRI data.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Little Clinic last week named Marc Watkins chief medical officer. Watkins formerly served as VP and medical director for the company.

In his new role, Watkins will oversee the hundreds of board-certified nurse practitioners and physician assistants who staff the company’s nearly 200 locations, as well as provide strategic guidance on the continued growth of The Little Clinic within the retail healthcare sector.

WADSWORTH, Ohio — In keeping with its mission to provide care beyond the prescription, Ritzman Pharmacy on Tuesday announced its inaugural “Ritzman Revives” workshops, a four-part series themed “Food is Medicine.”

Beginning June 13, Ritzman will bring individuals together to explain the importance of how healthier diets can optimize individual health outcomes.

Above all else, today’s consumer wants to be listened to. To get new insight into how top companies are uncovering the changing needs, motives and interests of the new consumer, executive director Dan Mack moderated a panel discussion of leading marketers as part of its April 6 New General Market Forum, a one-day leadership event co-hosted by Drug Store News and Mack Elevation.

For 25 years, my family and I have built our business based on one premise — that the beauty industry should fully serve all women. Since then, we have advanced a mission and vision to change the social dialogue about how we’re looking at beauty as a society, and how those archaic structures and views are debilitating to the establishment of new and more inclusive ways of viewing beauty.

MELBOURNE, Australia - Rhinomed on Tuesday announced the U.S. debut of its Mute snoring and sleep technology in select Walgreens and Duane Reade stores across the U.S.

Made from ultra-soft medical grade polymers, Mute is a new over-the-counter product developed by a team of specialists to alleviate the severity and incidence of snoring. Clinically proven to increase nasal air-flow during sleep by an average of 38% when compared to nasal strips, the discreet dilator fits into the nose and opens the airway.