Druggists suspended in debate over pill Four Metro East pharmacists are accused of refusing to provide contraceptives. Byline: Leah Thorsen; ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Adam Jadhav of the Post- Dispatch staff contributed to this report. Edition: Second Edition Section: News EDWARDSVILLE -- Pharmacist
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted: 2006-01-08
Boost generic use Most companies already substitute pricey brand-name drugs with chemically equivalent generic treatments or lower-cost brands. But the real savings for employers is using treatments that are generic in the same therapy class before plan members are able to use the more expensive
0789018756 Pharmacy and the U.S. health care system, 3d ed. Ed. by Michael Ira Smith et al. Pharmaceutical Products 2005 476 pages $55.96 Hardcover Pharmaceutical practice & science RA401 Academic and industry contributors help prepare pharmacists for independent practice in an unpredictable
FEDS READY WITH SATISFACTION SURVEY The federal government is ready to conduct a national survey of patient perspectives of hospital care. In a notice published in the Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services seeks authorization to launch the Hospital Consumer Assessment of
Unemployment rate falls 2 million jobs are added for all of 2005. Byline: Jeannine Aversa; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Edition: Third Edition Section: Business Memo: THE ECONOMY WASHINGTON -- Businesses boosted payrolls modestly in December, and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.9 percent -- evidence of
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Posted: 2006-01-08
Economy Gained Muscle Last Year, Expanding Jobs; In Chicago, Bush Rejoices and Says Policies Are Working Byline: Jim VandeHei and Nell Henderson Washington Post Staff Writers Edition: FINAL Section: A Section CHICAGO, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. job market strengthened last year, as employers added 2
Dateline: DETROIT Auto supplier Federal-Mogul Corp., which filed for bankruptcy protection in 2001, said Friday that it is developing a three-year restructuring plan that may cut around 4,500 jobs, or 10 percent of its work force. The Southfield-based company, which makes headlights, windshield
Dateline: NEW YORK Wall Street extended its 2006 rally into a fourth session Friday as investors cast aside a mixed jobs report showing a slowdown in monthly hiring by the U.S. employers. Technology stocks continued their advance, lifting the Nasdaq composite index to its highest level in nearly
CITY JOBS REPORT TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE Byline: DEAN MOSIMAN dmosiman@madison.com 608-252-6141 Edition: ALL Section: LOCAL Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, up for re-election in 2007, has been publicly overstating the number of jobs created under his leadership. A misunderstanding of state job and
Source: Wisconsin State Journal
Posted: 2006-01-08
Jobs saved as music stores snapped up Edition: FIRST Section: Business About 50 retail jobs have been saved in the West Midlands after a buyer snapped up a total of 41 stores from the crashed retailer MVC. High street rival Music Zone said the shops it had acquired from MVC administrators Kroll
Dateline: HOPKINTON, Massachusetts EMC Corp., which makes computer disks used for data storage, said Friday it is cutting 1,000 jobs and that a series of charges would eat into its expected net income for the fourth quarter. EMC spokesman Greg Eden, however, said the company is adding other
Homeland security job filled amid controversy Byline: Philip Dine; POST-DISPATCH WASHINGTON BUREAU Edition: Third Edition Section: News WASHINGTON -- When Tracy A. Henke assumes a top homeland security job Monday, she will begin under a swirl of controversy. Henke, a former Missourian, will be
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Posted: 2006-01-08
Dateline: HOPKINTON, Mass. EMC Corp., which makes computer disks used for data storage, said Friday it is cutting 1,000 jobs and that a series of charges would eat into its expected net income for the fourth quarter. EMC spokesman Greg Eden, however, said the company is adding other positions and
An employee of a money changer counts dollars An employee of a money changer counts dollars. The dollar firmed against the euro and the yen ahead of a crucial jobs report from the United States. The dollar firmed against the euro and the yen ahead of a crucial jobs report from the United States.
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Posted: 2006-01-08