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January 10, 2013

Medela launches Calma breastmilk feeding system into mass, specialty

The Calma breastmilk feeding system from Medela, which helps emulate the breastfeeding experience for babies, is now available in major national retail stores, Medela announced Thursday.

January 4, 2013

Giant-Landover donates to local breast cancer group

Ahold banner Giant Food of Landover, Md., donated $37,305 to the Capital Breast Care Center.

November 5, 2012

Medela launches Quick Clean Breastmilk Removal Soap

Medela today announced the introduction of Quick Clean Breastmilk Removal Soap designed for cleaning breast pump and breast milk feeding accessories.

October 12, 2012

Lansinoh launches breast pump, baby bottle and nonmedicinal pain reliever for breast-feeding moms

Lansinoh Laboratories on Friday announced the launch of the new Lansinoh Affinity Pro Double Electric Breast Pump, featuring three customizable pumping styles that can help moms maximize milk flow and comfort to enhance breastfeeding success.

September 25, 2012

Crosscare launches colic remedy into Duane Reade

Crosscare on Tuesday announced that their colic remedy, Colief Infant Drops, is now available at Duane Reade stores.

January 17, 2012

Medela launches Calma in the United States

A product exclusively designed for breast-fed babies has made its U.S. debut.

December 6, 2011

Nearly 3-in-4 parents want to breast-feed as long as they are able

As many as 95% of women reported having at least attempted to breast-feed their babies, with 35% continuing between four and six months, and another 52% breast-feeding for seven to 12 months, according to the Philips Mother & Child Care Index that was released Monday by the Philips Center for Health and Well-being.

August 24, 2011

True or ‘Falsies’

The eyes still have it. This is especially true when it comes to mascara, and Maybelline New York is continuing its quest to bring beauty mavens the look of lush, false lashes with its new Falsies Flared by Volum’ Express. 

August 4, 2011

Lansinoh's expanded brand offerings reflected with new mommy blog: OnCloudMom

Lansinoh Labs on Wednesday introduced a major upgrade of its popular blog, now called OnCloudMom, to better reflect the company's extended consumer reach with the recent acquisitions of the Earth Friendly Baby and mOmma brands.

August 2, 2011

Surgeon general speaks out in support of breast-feeding

The surgeon general on Monday issued a release promoting breast-feeding in support of World Breast-feeding Week, Aug. 1 through 7.

July 20, 2011

Falsies Flared by Volum' Express mascara enters market

Maybelline New York has introduced its new Falsies Flared by Volum' Express mascara — the latest way to get instant false lash glam in a tube.

April 25, 2011

Accommodating a growing trend

The time is now to move any breast-feeding products from the floor of the baby care aisle to eye level — as Walgreens has done here — because mom’s interest in the category received two big boosts earlier this year. 

March 15, 2011

Medela kicks off online contest

Medela on Tuesday announced the launch of a new online Keep the Connection contest, giving moms a chance to win Medela breast-pumping and breast-feeding products.

February 18, 2011

Time to ‘smah-ten up’

“Smah-ten up, Ee-dah.” Loosely translated from deep “Mainer-ese,” that means, “smarten up, Eder.” 

It’s a voice from my childhood, an old coach and counselor from summer camp, Tobias Woodworth. I called him Toby. He called me “Ee-dah.” 

Stuck with me and all my other quasi-incorrigible New York City friends, Toby found himself saying, “smah-ten up!” an awful lot. It could mean anything from “you’ve got two strikes — protect the plate” to “put down that rock.” 

February 11, 2011

IRS reclassifies breast-feeding as medical expenditure

The Internal Revenue Service on Thursday reversed itself in announcing that breast-feeding supplies qualify as a medical expense.

January 27, 2011

FDA reports possible link between breast implants, rare cancer

The safety of silicone breast implants has long been a subject of controversy, but a review by the Food and Drug Administration indicated another possible health risk.

January 20, 2011

Surgeon general issues call to action around breast-feeding

Surgeon general Regina Benjamin on Thursday issued a “Call to Action to Support Breast-feeding,” outlining steps that can be taken to remove some of the obstacles faced by women who want to breast-feed their babies.

December 29, 2010

Drug Store News story covered by the 'Howard Stern Show'

Traffic on DrugStoreNews.com spiked earlier this month when a DSN story made it into Howard Stern sidekick Robin Quivers’ daily news broadcast during the "King of All Media's" Thursday, Dec. 16 show, and was linked from the Stern show's website.

December 17, 2010

IWPR: Affordable Care Act provision to drive breast-feeding rates up 4%

According to a new report released Friday by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a provision in the Affordable Care Act of 2010 that requires employers to provide nursing breaks and a private, sanitary place to express breast milk for most mothers employed on an hourly basis will drive breast-feeding rates up by 4% in the first six months.

December 2, 2010

Study: Lansinoh HPA Lanolin may reduce nipple pain among breast-feeding mothers

A new study released Thursday determined that directed use of Lansinoh HPA Lanolin results in a marked reduction of nipple pain associated with breast-feeding and in significantly higher healing rates of nipple trauma compared with application of expressed breast milk. The researchers concluded that “the current recommendation for any topical treatment of sore nipples during breast-feeding should be revised in favor of HPA lanolin.”

November 4, 2010

Lansinoh launches breast-feeding education website for healthcare providers

Lansinoh Labs on Thursday went live with its new online portal, called "Lansinoh Professional" (LansinohProfessional.com),...

August 26, 2010

Research finds risk of developing Type 2 diabetes lower in breast-feeding mothers

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found that mothers who did not breast-feed their children...

August 6, 2010

Lansinoh unveils Affinity double electric breast pump

Lansinoh has introduced its latest breast-feeding tools in line with National Breastfeeding Awareness Month....

June 8, 2010

Lansinoh makes donation to InfantRisk Center

Lansinoh has made a donation to a center that will provide pregnant and breast-feeding women...