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Identigene paternity tests debut in N.Y. at Duane Reade

Duane Reade is the first New York retail outlet to sell paternity testing with the rollout of the Identigene DNA Paternity Test Kit. Identigene said Monday that New York has become the 50th state to allow the sale of a paternity test kit in retail stores and that its DNA Paternity Test Kit is

Whitman rejoins P&G’s board

Former California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has returned to the board of directors at Procter & Gamble Co. P&G said late Friday that it has appointed Whitman to its board effective immediately. The one-time eBay chief executive officer first served on the P&G board from 2003 to 2008.

L’Oréal CEO Agon to become chairman

L’Oréal chief executive officer Jean-Paul Agon is slated to add the title of chairman effective next month. The cosmetics and beauty care giant announced that Agon will succeed chairman Lindsay Owen-Jones, who will resign to become honorary chairman.

Skintimate kicks off ‘Ready for Everything’ contest

A promotion by women’s shaving prep brand Skintimate aims to give women a chance to go behind the scenes with New York designer Mara Hoffman and see what it takes to make it in the fashion industry. The Energizer Personal Care brand said Thursday Skin that it has launched the second Skintimate

Alli chewable tablet due out this spring

GlaxoSmithKline has received a license extension to market a chewable tablet version of its weight-loss aid alli in Europe. GSK said Monday that the new alli chewable tablets (orlistat 27 mg) are slated to go on sale in pharmacies throughout the United Kingdom in April.