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In answer to the market need for well-researched green, clean products available at excellent prices, Pure Zing, an online directory of natural product reviews, today announced the official web launch of i-tryit.com. The online marketplace allows health-conscious and green consumers to test drive pre-screened natural products for a “half-price” fee and an agreement to write a product review. A recent research study by Arbitron confirms that one-third of customers who try a sample buy the product in the same shopping trip and 58 percent buy the product in future shopping trips.

Michigan-based nonprofit Altarum Institute has announced the launch of its new $7 million Mission Projects Initiative. The self-funded Initiative is designed to solve pressing health care issues using systems methods at institutional, organizational, and community levels.

New research being presented at the American Dietetic Association’s (ADA) annual expo indicates that people who ate at least one-quarter cup of canned tomatoes had lower levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), one of the markers for cardiovascular disease risk, than people who ate less than that amount, providing reason to believe canned tomatoes may help decrease the risk for heart disease. The new research also showed that those Americans who ate canned tomatoes had a greater intake of vitamins and nutrients recommended for improved health.

Campbell Soup announced that its North America Foodservice division has made it easier and more affordable for U.S. schools to provide children with nourishing lunch options at schools across the country. Campbell has reformulated and expanded its popular line of soups offered in schools, reduced the price of its Campbell’s Healthy Request products and reformulated Pepperidge Farm snacks served in schools to meet the standards outlined by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation - a partnership between the William J. Clinton Foundation and the American Heart Association - which Campbell was one of the first participants to join in October 2006.