Nutritional Supplement Industry Flexes its Muscles as Natural & Pharmaceutical Supplement Products Continue to Hit the Market - Company Prepares for Strong Revenue Growth in 2nd Half of 2015

CORAL SPRINGS, Florida, June 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

One of the fastest growing industries in the world is the nutritional supplement group, or more broadly known as Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements. It is projected that the industry may top $60 billion in 2021 according to the Nutritional Business Journal.  Nutritional Supplement Companies, Retailers and Pharmaceutical Operations in focus today are Axxess Pharma Inc. (OTC: AXXE), Progressive Care Inc. (OTC: RXMD), USANA Health Sciences Inc. (NYSE: USNA), GNC Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GNC) and ARCA biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABIO)

Axxess Pharma Inc. (OTC: AXXE) a company that develops a variety of nutritional supplements and specialty pharmaceutical products through its subsidiary company AllStar Health Brands Inc., is pleased to announce management projects a strong finish to the second half of 2015.   Currently, 2015 has been a year of aggressive marketing and global approvals to sell their all-natural Tapout supplements. Axxess Pharma is also proud to be a licensee for Tapout, the official fitness and training partner of WWE (Worldwide Wrestling Entertainment) (NYSE: WWE). To view the joint venture between Authentic Brands Group, LLC and WWE for Tapout, please click on the link: http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2015/abg-and-wwe-launch-tapout-joint-venture.

Read the full AXXE press release at http://www.financialnewsmedia.com/profiles/axxe.html

Axxess Pharma Management has now continued their growth by expanding their product line with new chocolate and peanut butter protein bars, pre-work out protein powders and new organic proteins. This latest product expansion comes at a time when supermarkets are preparing to sell Axxess Pharma's all-natural Tapout products in chain stores nationwide. In preparation for management's expansion into supermarkets, they have now reported they are in the final stage of completing their financial audits for up-listing to the more liquid OTCQB. Axxess Pharma anticipates audits will be completed within the next 30 days. Once audits are complete, management anticipates a quick up-listing to the OTCQB. There are many benefits to up-listing to the OTCQB. Some of these benefits include, improved ease of trading, opportunity for increased liquidity and recognition by Wall Street brokers and major Financial Institutions.

In other nutritional products & supplements news & recent events: Progressive Care Inc. (OTC: RXMD), through its subsidiary Pharmco LLC, a South Florida provider of prescription pharmaceuticals specializing in health practice risk management, the sale of anti-retroviral medications and related medication therapy management, the sale and rental of durable medical equipment ("DME") and the supply of prescription medications to long term care facilities, announced late last week record pharmacy revenues for May 2015.  April through May 2015 has provided the company with its strongest prescription revenues to date. With an average of 13,800 prescriptions filled per month, of which approximately 45% are newly authorized prescriptions, PharmCo reached over $2.3 million in revenues for the 2 month period. In May alone, PharmCo achieved $1.4 million in revenues. With only a 28% increase in filled prescriptions over the same period last year, the Company grew revenues by over 30%.

Imagine a tool specifically designed to help you take the first steps toward a healthier, happier life. That's exactly what USANA's (NYSE: USNA) True Health Assessment (THA) app is designed to do. The cutting-edge, portable health program provides a personalized approached to measuring your health and offers real-life solutions to help improve your lifestyle and nutrition.  Read the full story at http://finance.yahoo.com/news/usanaincs-personalized-nutrition-program-wins-121500398.html

In a win for retailers GNC (NYSE: GNC) and Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD), a federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of multidistrict litigation over their advertisements for the popular joint-health supplement glucosamine chondroitin. They faced consumer allegations that the ads falsely claimed the supplements were scientifically proven to improve joint health, since independent studies showed they were no better than placebos... Read the full article at http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/19/health-supplements-ads-idUSL1N0Z52TR20150619

In other pharmaceutical developments & happenings:  ARCA biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABIO), a biopharmaceutical company developing genetically-targeted therapies for cardiovascular diseases, recently announced the closing of the previously announced private placement financing with a select group of institutional investors, including lead investor Venrock, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), funds managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc., RA Capital Management, Tekla Life Sciences Investors and other institutional investors. ARCA received net proceeds of approximately $34 million from the sale of approximately 42 million units at a price of $0.8805 per unit. Each unit consists of one share of ARCA's common stock and a warrant to purchase 0.40 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.8716. The warrants have a term of seven years and become exercisable 180-days after the closing date.

OPKO Health, Inc. (NYSE: OPK) this past Friday announced the decision of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) to include 4Kscore® as a recommended test in the 2015 NCCN Guidelines for Prostate Cancer Early Detection. The panel concluded that the 4Kscore, as a blood test with greater specificity over the PSA test, is indicated for use prior to a first prostate biopsy or after a negative biopsy to assist patients and physicians in further defining the probability of high-grade cancer.

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