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Winter Mary Hoffman Winter, 51, died April 29, 2003, in Cleveland, OH, from cancer. She was born in Minneapolis, on Jan. 15, 1952, to Darrell G. and Mary Palm Hoffman. She graduated from Winona, MN High School, Kansas State University, held a masters degree from Pepperdine University and at the
Source: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
Posted: 2005-11-14
Byline: Carrie Rengers Oct. 11--Greenhaw Pharmacy in Hillsboro Owner: Lou Greenhaw Type of business: Independent pharmacy Problem: Too few young pharmacists choosing to work in or buy independent pharmacies Solution: Greenhaw saw what a good job hospitals and chain pharmacies were doing to recruit
Source: The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kansas ) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2005-11-14
By Novelda Sommers, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 30--Food-4-Less, a grocery chain known for its no-frills, warehouse-style stores, is planning a $10 million upgrade that company officials say could create as many as 200 local jobs. The remodeling project would
Source: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Posted: 2005-11-14
By Steve Painter, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 7--TOPEKA, KanThe House is considering a bill aimed at protecting the jobs of pharmacists and others if they refuse to take part in medical procedures or treatments that violate their religious and moral convictions.
Source: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Posted: 2005-11-14
Biological weapons In Biological weapons: Preparing for the worst, (MLO, September 2000, p. 26), biosafety levels are listed in Table 2 (p. 40). Since some of these levels do not match those found in Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 4th edition, [1] please cite the
Source: Medical Laboratory Observer
Posted: 2005-11-14
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Byline: Jim Sullinger Oct. 4--TOPEKA -- A small pharmacy in Independence, Kan., billed Medicaid in April for one bottle of ear drops. Two weeks later, it received a check for almost $1 million. Kansas lawmakers are asking how such a huge mistake could have been made and what steps are being taken
Source: The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2005-11-14
Washington Transcript Service 01-29-2004 SECRETARIES RIDGE AND THOMPSON HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE ON BIOTERROR ATTACKS JANUARY 29, 2004 SPEAKERS: TOM RIDGE, U.S. SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY TOMMY THOMPSON, U.S. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THOMPSON: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
Source: Washington Transcript Service
Posted: 2005-11-14
Stacey Archambault University Wire 10-30-2003 (University Daily Kansan) (U-WIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- A healthy winter could be a sniff away. University of Kansas students now have an alternative to the traditional flu shot. This flu season, the first nasal flu vaccine, called FluMist, will be
Byline: SHIRLEY BRADY Lawrence, Kan., was home to the Beat writer, artist and eternal hipster William S. Burroughs until he was spirited away in a stream of consciousness to some higher, groovier plane. While the Naked Lunch author has split, his spirit lives on in this college town, his
PROBABLY THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD ; YOUR LIFE Byline: KAREN HAMBRIDGE Edition: First Section: Features IMAGINE if your job was to tour local taverns, partaking of quality ales, soaking up the atmosphere of a traditional pub. This is the working life of a beer inspector, or a Cask Marque inspector
The Greater Baltimore Urban League has teamed with United Parcel Service to provide relief for the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Locally, the effort is being headed by J. Howard Henderson, president and chief executive officer of the Greater Baltimore Urban League, and Dominic L. Jordon,
Byline: David Bassanese Nov 10, 2005 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The latest labour market data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics may ultimately mean interest rates stay on hold a little longer. The figures indicate that 19,800 jobs were lost in Australia during
Source: Australasian Business Intelligence
Posted: 2005-11-14
Byline: Jemma Chapman Nov 10, 2005 (The Advertiser - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Women were the most affected by the loss of almost 900 full-time jobs in South Australia (SA) in October 2005. According to Australian Bureau of Statistics data, the number of people in SA in full-time work fell from 510,149
Source: Australasian Business Intelligence
Posted: 2005-11-14
Byline: FRASER MACKIE OTTMAR HITZFELD rejected overtures from Hearts last week because he believes he has a major chance of becoming the next Rangers manager. The German admitted on Friday that he had knocked back an approach from Vladimir Romanov to discuss the prospects of succeeding George
Source: The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
Posted: 2005-11-14
Analysis: Bad science jobs Host: LINDA WERTHEIMER Time: 1:00-2:00 PM LINDA WERTHEIMER, host: OK, maybe being a marine biologist sounds like a pretty good job, but there are plenty of other occupations in the sciences that are a bit less glamorous. The current issue of Popular Science magazine lists
Factory deals offer double jobs hope ; ON MOVE : Marconi is bought and another firm moves to the area Byline: Duncan Gibbons Edition: Warwickshire Section: News WARWICKSHIRE and Coventry received a double jobs boost today. A car parts firm announced it was shifting its business to Leamington from
South-east dominates jobs sector Edition: First Section: Business THE Home Counties now employs more manufacturing workers than traditional heavy industry areas such as the West Midlands, research has revealed. A study by the GMB union showed that Hampshire has 91,000 people employed in
Byline: Hart Seely Staff writer The day the governor visited, the children decorated county Route 60 with crepe paper and homemade signs. Mothers brought cakes, and fathers passed out resumes. Almost everyone in the hamlet turned out to celebrate the rebirth of Newton Falls. This is great news for
Source: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
Posted: 2005-11-14
The lack of a list of employees whose jobs would be protected under the new contract between the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the St. Louis Newspaper Guild resulted in dismissal notices going to 13 union employees. Most of the firings were in the circulation department. The employees had an average
Source: St. Louis Journalism Review
Posted: 2005-11-14
COVER STORY Dallas flaunts its charms Paulding County city embraces growth but keeps attention on historic preservation Byline: LAURA RAINES Edition: Home Section: Homefinder Growth has come to Dallas in a big way. New subdivisions, schools, stores and restaurants are sprouting everywhere along
Source: The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Posted: 2005-11-14
Bonin, Regis (Tracy) MADISON - Regis (Tracy) Bonin, age 90, of Madison, passed into eternal peace on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2005, at Meriter Hospital in Madison. Regis was born on Jan. 17, 1915, to William and Elizabeth (Carroll) Tracy, in Kildare Township, Juneau County, Wis. Her mother died in an
Source: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
Posted: 2005-11-14
Byline: DARREN FREEMAN ELIZABETH CITY -- BY DARREN FREEMAN THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT ELIZABETH CITY - Elizabeth City State University pumps more than $100 million into the regional economy every year, more than doubling its economic impact in the past decade, according to a study released Tuesday by the
Byline: Darren Freeman Oct. 5--ELIZABETH CITY -- Elizabeth City State University pumps more than $100 million into the regional economy every year, more than doubling its economic impact in the past decade, according to a study released Tuesday by the ECSU Foundation Board. The university directly
Source: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Virginia) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2005-11-14
Byline: DARREN FREEMAN ELIZABETH CITY -- BY darren freeman THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT ELIZABETH CITY - Hunter Old watched Thursday as a water jet cutting system he was working carved trapezoid cuts of metal that will go onto Coast Guard helicopters. The South Mills resident studying machining technology
Ah, 16--the intersection of youth and adulthood. Our annual adoration of New Orleans jazz musicians has now reached the acne and prom years. Our mission continues to each year honor jazz musicians who are living and working in the New Orleans area. As has been our custom, we present two
Dan Rather, Kimberly Dozier, Elizabeth Palmer, John Blackstone CBS Evening News with Dan Rather 01-28-2005 DAN RATHER, CBS ANCHOR: Good evening. Two days to go, two days until Iraqi elections, President Bush hopes, will open the door to democracy here and across the Muslim Middle East. The
Source: CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
Posted: 2005-11-14
Byline: KATHY MULADY P-I reporter To many, Albert D. Rosellini will always be The Gov. Even now, the former Washington state governor, who turned 95 yesterday and is celebrating with a party tonight, shows little sign of slowing down or tearing himself away from the political life he loves. He goes
Byline: Elizabeth Doran Staff writer After a three-hour public hearing on a proposed Walgreens in Eastwood, Syracuse planners postponed making a decision Monday night until the developer meets with residents in an effort to address some of their concerns. The Syracuse Planning Commission agreed to
Source: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
Posted: 2005-11-14
The Tampa Tribune 10-04-2004 PASCO PEOPLEEdition: FINALSection: PASCOMonday October 4, 2004 Section PASCO Page 2 PASCO PEOPLE Daybreak Rotary Plans Golf Tournament ZEPHYRHILLS -- Daybreak Rotary of Zephyrhills continues to build its strong record of community service and fellowship. Because of the
Byline: ERIC DYER Raleigh Bureau RALEIGH -- A $468 million package for capital projects began receiving final approval Friday in the General Assembly as lawmakers pushed toward ending their annual session. How much money should be borrowed and for what had been a sticking point between state Senate
Source: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC)
Posted: 2005-11-14
Byline: Luke E. Saladin Post staff reporter When Rosana Aydt started the St. Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy three years ago, she knew she had a challenge in front of her. Several nonprofits offered discount prescriptions to low-incomes families, but the idea of distributing drugs free of charge
Source: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)
Posted: 2005-11-14
Fair Disclosure Wire 08-03-2005 OPERATOR: Good morning. My name is Darla, and I will be your conference facilitator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Omnicare second quarter conference call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the
Fair Disclosure Wire 02-07-2005 OPERATOR: Welcome to the WellPoint fourth-quarter results conference call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later there will be a question-and-answer session; instructions will be given at that time. (OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS). As a reminder,
ATLANTA -- In response to Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is hiring temporary employees locally and throughout the Hurricane Katrina disaster affected areas, to assist with its disaster recovery efforts. "SBA needs to hire additional staff to help to meet the demand
Smoking rates have declined substantially in recent years due to a major public health education effort and vastly increased taxes on the sale of cigarettes. Yet smoking continues to be the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Source: Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, The
Posted: 2005-11-14
Byline: Tim Hahn Nov. 2--Less than 12 hours after the first trick-or-treaters started scouring the streets of Erie for candy, a pharmacy store clerk was confronted by a man looking for a different kind of treat. He wanted cash and pulled out a gun to drive home his demand, Erie police said. The
CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE, PCX:RAD) is offering detailed educational information and hosting informational events at all stores, as well as participating in educational seminars at senior centers around the country, to educate and answer questions seniors may have on the new
CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Rite Aid Corp. has promoted James Mastrian to chief operating officer. The company also announced the promotions of Mark Panzer to senior executive vice president and chief marketing officer and Mark de Bruin to executive vice president of pharmacy. Both will report to Mastrian.
TECH JOB CUTS UP 18% Byline: Weiss, Todd R Volume: 39 Number: 45 ISSN: 00104841 Publication Date: 11-07-2005 Page: 46 Section: MANAGEMENT Type: Periodical Language: English TECHNOLOGY-SEcTOR job cuts for the first three quarters of the year were up 18.8% over the same period in 2004, according to
Late in 2003, I spent some time in the United Kingdom as a part of a sabbatical from my faculty position. I went to observe the practice of house calls, not to research the National Health Service (NHS), but while I was there, I became convinced that the UK health care system offers us a number of
Washington Transcript Service 03-10-2004 HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERIOR HOLDS A HEARING ON FY 2005 APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE MARCH 10, 2004 SPEAKERS: U.S. REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES H. TAYLOR (R-NC) CHAIRMAN U.S. REPRESENTATIVE RALPH REGULA (R-OH) U.S.
Source: Washington Transcript Service
Posted: 2005-11-14
Daniels, Chris Medical Post 01-13-2004 Show me the moneyByline: Daniels, ChrisVolume: 40Number: 2ISSN: 00257435Publication Date: 01-13-2004Page: 0_1Type: PeriodicalLanguage: EnglishAn Ontario firm is helping doctors establish Hock fees for uninsured services, where patients pay in advanceTORONTO -
Byline: By Guy Anderson Fiona Cruickshank has built up a pounds 4m-a-year business in under five years. But the Woman Entrepreneur of the Year is not afraid to get her hands dirty. Guy Anderson reports. Fiona Cruickshank stepped forward to accept the Woman Entrepreneur of the Year award during a
Source: The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Posted: 2005-11-14
In a remote rural county, Joe Liverman practices the kind of medicine that health-care economics turned into a lost art. Sloshing in from Pamlico Sound, Far Creek forms a harbor for the Sea Duck, Laura Dana and a score of other fishing boats and trawlers docked in Engelhard. Men in rubber boots sit
Source: Business North Carolina
Posted: 2005-11-14
A young doctor and his new wife yesterday admitted obtaining Viagra tablets by deception in order to spice up their love life. York Crown Court heard that Stephen McEwan (29) and his wife Louise (26) obtained tablets by writing out prescriptions in false names so the woman, who had just started
Source: The Birmingham Post (England)
Posted: 2005-11-14
BIRMINGHAM chemist shops face a recruitment shortage in the new Millennium, pharmacists have warned. The problems have been forecast following a decision by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society to extend the academic degree course from three to four years. This will bring Britain into line with Europe.
Source: Birmingham Evening Mail (England)
Posted: 2005-11-14
MARTIN Shinebaum has followed in the family footsteps by becoming a pharmacist with West Midlands Co-op. The 23-year-old Aston University graduate landed his first job as a pharmacist at Broadstone in Leamore, Walsall - a branch once owned by his parents. Martin, from Sutton Coldfield, follows
Source: Birmingham Evening Mail (England)
Posted: 2005-11-14
Byline: By Alan Marshall BOOKMAKERS believe former Hearts boss George Burley is battling it out with Motherwell manager Terry Butcher and German Ottmar Hitzfeld to replace Alex McLeish in the Ibrox hotseat. After an afternoon of frantic gambling by punters, Ladbrokes slashed the odds on Burley
Source: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Posted: 2005-11-14
Byline: Michelle Rushton LEE Rawlinson first became interested in property when a family member passed away and he was involved in handling the sale of their home. He explained: I began to research into our family history, and discovered that my ancestors had owned the 400-acre farmland on which
Source: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Posted: 2005-11-14
Suspended principal back on job Byline: MARY MACDONALD Edition: Home Section: METRO A Fulton County high school principal returns to work today, two weeks after being suspended without pay for making a disparaging comment about the mayor of New Orleans in a meeting with evacuated students. Amelia
Source: The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Posted: 2005-11-14
Byline: Tim Findlay Nov 10, 2005 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Investors went hunting value on 10 November 2005, sending the Australian sharemarket higher. The S&P/ASX 200 gained 17.6 points to close at 4,543.7, and the All Ordinaries Index rose 16 points to end at 4,492.3.
Source: Australasian Business Intelligence
Posted: 2005-11-14