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Supplier News Breaks Archives Reckitt Benckiser Group has made a $1.4 billion tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of vitamins and nutritional supplements maker Schiff Nutrition International Inc. Fairhaven Health has rolled out PregEase, a natural supplement designed to relieve two of the most common pregnancy complaints: morning sickness and heartburn. Playtex has introduced redesigned Gentle Glide 360° tampons. Former Kraft Foods executive Michael Hsu has joined Kimberly-Clark Corp. as president of the company's North America Consumer Products unit. Procter & Gamble Co. plans to cut about 5,700 nonmanufacturing jobs by the end of its 2013 fiscal year next summer. Actress Elizabeth Perkins has teamed up with Sanofi US on the "Diabetes Co-Stars" awareness campaign to produce a documentary that will feature people with diabetes and those who support them. Rocasuba Inc. has extended its product lineup with the debut of an all-natural energy patch. Kirby Lester president and chief executive officer Garry Zage, R.Ph., has been named 2012 Alumnus of the Year by the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy. PuraMed BioScience Inc. said its homeopathic remedy LipiGesic M has been recognized as an effective first-line therapy for acute migraine headaches. Mylan Inc. and Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. have received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for sildenafil citrate tablets (20 mg), a hypertension medication. Colgate-Palmolive plans to feature pop band sensation One Direction on three new oral care products due out this month. Topical BioMedics is making its Topricin homeopathic pain relief and healing cream available in a new trial size.
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