Patient Lifestyle

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Natural and organic foods retailer Wild Oats Markets Inc. today announced it will donate $10,000 to Friends of the Peak to fund directional signage for the Ring the Peak Trail system, which will eventually connect existing trails on Pikes Peak in a contiguous ring.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Select Winn-Dixie, Thriftway and SaveRite pharmacies are now offering the FluMist nasal spray, Jacksonville, Fla.-based Winn-Dixie announced last week.

WASHINGTON - An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration voted this week to recommend that a "morning after" birth control pill be sold over-the-counter, which would make it easier for consumers to purchase.

WASHINGTON - Low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets adopted by millions of people hoping to lose weight have contributed to sharply rising egg prices, according to industry experts.

JERUSALEM - H.J. Heinz Co. today announced that it is sending scientists to Israel to investigate an infant formula that has been linked to the deaths of three babies there, Dow Jones newswire reports.

PLEASANTON, Calif. - Safeway and a team of breast cancer experts from the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) have joined together to increase awareness about breast cancer in San Francisco and San Jose.

LOS ANGELES - More than half of striking pharmacists at Vons and Pavilions stores in Southern California have crossed picket lines to return to work as the grocery strike shows no sign of ending.

WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. - Shaw's Supermarkets Inc. on Friday announced the launch of "ducklings," a program that provides pregnant women and moms with children up to five years old coupons and valuable information. The program is available to Shaw's Rewards Card holders.