Byline: Chuck Williams Jan. 27--ATLANTA -- Columbus Technical College President Bob Jones made a plea for almost $13.7 million in state money Thursday before a Georgia House subcommittee. Jones told state representatives on the Higher Education Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee
Byline: David Dodds Jan. 24--UND research chief Peter Alfonso said the school learned a ton from its first pitch to a state Centers of Excellence screening panel last month. The commission, which reviews applications that promote business links with higher education, turned back a first request by
Source: Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, North Dakota) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-03-05
The Victims Edition: FINAL Section: A Section JAMES LEWIS As a former triathlete, Lewis, 47, had lots of aches and pains. He also suffered from anxiety. He turned to Internet pharmacies in South Africa, Thailand and Spain to buy painkillers. Unmarked packages containing Darvon, codeine, Largactil,
Doctors Medicate Strangers on Web; Some Physicians Face Own Troubles Byline: Gilbert M. Gaul and Mary Pat Flaherty Washington Post Staff Writers Edition: FINAL Section: A Section SAN ANTONIO -- Third of five articles At his worst, Ernesto A. Cantu was injecting himself 10 times a day with Demerol,
Byline: Angela Shah May 21--The Texas economy continued its slow recovery in April as employers added 12,100 jobs to payrolls, the Texas Workforce Commission reported Friday. Still, that increase cements a milestone: The Texas labor market has reached the level of employment last seen at the peak
Source: The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-03-05
For all its success in the United States and there is plenty of it Wal-Mart Stores is still struggling to figure out its home turf, where sales growth at individual stores has sagged, its customers routinely flirt with rivals like Target for clothing, and its advertising has often failed to
Source: International Herald Tribune
Posted: 2006-03-04
For all its success in the United States and there is plenty of it Wal-Mart Stores is still struggling to figure out its home turf, where sales growth at individual stores has sagged, its customers routinely flirt with rivals like Target for clothing, and its advertising has often failed to
Source: International Herald Tribune
Posted: 2006-03-04
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario -- On June 6, 2003, Mario Pilozzi, president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Canada, was one of four speakers who addressed a substantial crowd gathered on a bluff near Courseulles-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. On D-Day 59 years before, on nearby Juno Beach, Canadian
M2 PRESSWIRE-22 February 2006-SmallCapReview: Stocks to Watch: Resolve Staffing, AT&T(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:22022006 Resolve Staffing (OTC BB: RSFF) Announced that it has reached an agreement in principle to merge with ELS Human Resource Solutions, Inc. (ELS), headquartered in
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arcadia Resources, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ACDI) , a leading national provider of home care and staffing services, including travel nursing; mail-order pharmacy; health and wellness mail order catalog and Internet; Sears retail stores; and durable
NEW YORK -- Pharmacists are making the best of the problem-plagued Medicare drug benefit while awaiting expected improvements as Insurers and the government increase staffing for the program. Our pharmacists, technicians and others have worked tirelessly and endlessly to fill over a million
Statement of William Fleming Vice President, Pharmacy Management, Humana Inc. Committee on Senate Finance February 08, 2006 Mr. Chairman, Senator Baucus, and other members of the Committee, thank you for permitting me to testify about one of the most important benefits Medicare beneficiaries now
DESPITE MULTIPLE EFFORTS in the past decade to reduce spending, the costs of health care continue to climb. In an effort to quell the backlash from managed care, hospitals have reduced some cost-control mechanisms such as gatekeepers and preauthorization requirements (Strunk, Ginsburg, & Gabel,
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The job of administering medications to patients has gotten safer and more efficient for nurses at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center (JARMC) in Meridian, Miss. with the installation of the new Omnicell, Inc. Point-to-Point Medication Safety(TM)
Statement of David W. Bernauer Chairman and CEO, Walgreen Co. Committee on Senate Finance February 08, 2006 Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Baucus, and Members of the Senate Finance Committee, I am David W. Bernauer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Walgreen Company, which is based in
Statement of Mark McClellan Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Committee on Senate Finance February 08, 2006 Chairman Grassley, Senator Baucus, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to discuss the implementation of the new Medicare prescription
OPERATOR: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Shoppers Drug Mart 2005 fourth quarter results conference call. Please note that this call is being webcast live and will also be archived on the Shoppers Drug Mart website at www.shoppersdrugmart.ca. Please also be advised that this
Statement of Mark B. McClellan Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Committee on Senate Special Aging February 2, 2006 Chairman Smith, Senator Kohl, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to discuss the implementation of the new Medicare prescription
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -Cynthia Colazzi-Tucker has been a driving force in developing a team of dedicated pharmacy professionals who truly care about their patients, both in her store here as well as in her role as a district training pharmacist. My store has been selected as a training store, and we
TORONTO, ONTARIO, May 26, 2005 (CCNMatthews via COMTEX) Swiss Medica Inc. (OTCBB:SWME), is pleased to announce that it has received a purchase order from a large U.S. national pharmacy chain for its U.S.-patented, clinically tested PMS Escape product. PMS Escape will be available throughout the USA
Source: Canadian Corporate News
Posted: 2006-02-27
TORONTO, ONTARIO, May 25, 2005 (CCNMatthews via COMTEX) Swiss Medica, Inc. (OTCBB:SWME), is pleased to announce that purchase orders from a large U.S. national pharmacy chain and a dominant U.S. regional pharmacy chain have increased coverage for the O24 Pain Neutralizer product to more than 13,000
Source: Canadian Corporate News
Posted: 2006-02-27
Byline: David Wichner Feb. 2--The retired head of research at the University of Arizona has joined the Tucson-based Critical Path Institute, a UA- and FDA-affiliated drug research institute, as head of its affiliations with research universities. Richard C. Powell, who retired as UA vice president
Source: The Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Arizona) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-02-25
Andrew, Genevieve Gladys LIVINGSTON - Genevieve Gen Gladys (Trankle) Andrew, age 78, passed away peacefully in the arms of her family, at her home on Feb. 1, 2006, from end-stage congestive heart failure. Gen was born on Feb. 23, 1927, in Cobb, to William and Vera (Lindauer) Trankle. She grew up on
Source: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
Posted: 2006-02-25
Byline: Carol Gentry Feb. 23--TAMPA -- A Florida-led protest group for independent druggists says they are being crippled by slow cash flow under the new Medicare drug plan. In a release issued Wednesday, the group, GrassRootsRx.org , accused drug plans of stalling claims payments to retail
Source: Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-02-25
Byline: Phil Galewitz Feb. 11--Since the Medicare prescription drug benefit began last month, the federal government has stepped up efforts to block Americans from buying cheaper medicines from Canada by seizing drugs at international mail-processing centers in the U.S., including Miami, according
Source: The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-02-25
According to Field Representative Vanessa Porter Rogers of Health-Spring Medicare Advantage Plan, prescription drugs and medical coverage is now available to seniors on Medicare and those receiving Social Security disability support. "People are often surprised when Medicare fails to pay all their
Byline: Phil Galewitz Jan. 24--Responding to widespread complaints about the new Medicare prescription drug benefit, two top state and federal health officials on Monday told pharmacists they were working to resolve the problems that have led to thousands of poor and disabled people having trouble
Source: The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-02-24
Byline: John Fauber It was a joyous spring day as Gina and Jim Spicka walked into their Wisconsin home with their infant daughter, Paige, hoping, finally, for a semblance of normalcy after a three-month hospital drama. But in short order, their home life became a nightmare. Their inconsolable baby
(The Daily Free Press) (U-WIRE) BOSTON -- As of 5 p.m. on Thursday, Massachusetts state Wal-Mart pharmacies had stocked the emergency contraception pill, or Plan B, following a mandate from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy obligating the superstore to hold "commonly prescribed
Dateline: BOSTON Plaintiffs in Wal-Mart lawsuit, Julie Battel, left, Katrina McCarty, center, and Rebekah Gee, right, who were denied emergency contraception at Wal-Mart pharmacies in the Greater Boston area, are seen during a news conference in Boston, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. The state board that
Dateline: BOSTON The state pharmacy board on Tuesday ordered Wal-Mart on Tuesday to stock emergency contraception pills at its stores in Massachusetts, and the retailing giant said it would consider reviewing its nationwide policy on stocking the contraceptive. The directive by the Massachusetts
BOSTON, Feb 14, 2006 (U.S. Newswire via COMTEX) -- Following is a statement of Melissa Kogut, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, at press conference in response to Pharmacy Board decision requiring Wal-Mart to stock emergency contraception: Just two weeks ago, I stood here in
Dateline: BOSTON The state board that oversees pharmacies voted Tuesday to require Wal-Mart to stock emergency contraception pills at its Massachusetts pharmacies, a spokeswoman at the Department of Public Health said. The unanimous decision by the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy comes two weeks
Dateline: BOSTON The state board that oversees pharmacies voted Tuesday to require the retail chain store Wal-Mart to stock emergency contraception pills at its Massachusetts pharmacies, a spokeswoman at the Department of Public Health said. The unanimous decision by the Massachusetts Board of
Dateline: BOSTON Plaintiffs in Wal-Mart lawsuit, Julie Battel, left, Katrina McCarty, center, and Rebekah Gee, right, who were denied emergency contraception at Wal-Mart pharmacies in the Greater Boston area, are seen during a news conference in Boston, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. The state board that
M2 PRESSWIRE-12 January 2006-Research and Markets: The mail-order pharmacies market grows as large companies such as Microsoft and General Motors offer mandatory mail-order benefits to their employees.(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:13012006 Dublin: Research and Markets
-- Proprietary automation/technology proven 23 times more accurate than retail benchmark -- Study supports national movement toward use of technology to improve patient safety FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Echoing the call of legislators and healthcare visionaries to
NEW YORK -- The drug store industry is being increasingly confronted with a major threat to its top and bottom lines--mandatory mail-order prescription drug programs. These programs, generally imposed by pharmacy benefits management companies, not only impact the sales of prescription drugs, the
PHILADELPHIA -- Pharmacy benefits management companies (PBMs) have traditionally assured their clients that they have a choice as it pertains to the way prescriptions are dispensed to their members but that choice usually comes down to an option of one, mail order, according to Bob Zimmerman,
UNIDENTIFIED COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE: Okay, good morning everyone. The next company will be Celgene Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company based in Summit, New Jersey, focused on the development and commercialization of products for oncology and inflammatory diseases. They just got Revlimid
OPERATOR: Good morning. My name is Luwana and I will be your conference operator today. At this time I would like to welcome everyone to the Centene fourth quarter 2005 earnings results conference. [OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS] Ms. Wilson you may begin your conference. LISA WILSON, SVP IR, CENTENE
OPERATOR: Welcome to the WellPoint conference call. At this time all lines 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, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the
In D.C., a Caring Response to Katrina Edition: FINAL Section: Editorial On Sept. 6 the American Red Cross sent a team to Dulles Airport to welcome about 300 Hurricane Katrina evacuees who were destined for the D.C. Armory [front page, Sept. 7]. I was the physician leader for the Red Cross team. The
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arcadia Resources, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ACDI) , a leading national provider of home care and staffing services, including travel nursing; mail-order pharmacy; and respiratory and durable medical equipment (DME), announced today that John E.
POLK COUNTY BILLS TO BE PAID LIST FOR PAYAMENTS SCHEDULED BETWEEN 1/3/2006 AND 1/8/2006 1ST TOURS AND TRAVEL, INC. RECREATIONAL SERVICES 150.00 50PLUS LIFESTYLES ADVERTISING 66.00 ACKERMAN, TOM RENT ONLY 283.00 AHLERS LAW FIRM MISC OTHER PROF/TECH SVCS 1025.00 AIDS PROJECT OF CENTRAL IOWA HIV
Source: Business Record (Des Moines)
Posted: 2006-02-22
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This empirical study examined the relationship between information technology (IT) utilization and hospital financial performance. Using primary and secondary data, we specified and tested a series of regression models that examined this relationship in Florida hospitals. In
Source: Journal of Healthcare Management
Posted: 2006-02-22
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES HOLDS A HEARING ON FISCAL YEAR 2007 APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION FEBRUARY 16, 2006 SPEAKERS: U.S. REPRESENTATIVE HENRY BONILLA (R-TX) CHAIRMAN
Source: Washington Transcript Service
Posted: 2006-02-22
The long road How has the civil rights movement changed your life? Through images and words, African-Americans reflect on the job of educating their children and the drive to suceed. Times have changed. Some say racism persist, but it more subtle. Byline: Eun Kyung Kim; ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted: 2006-02-21
Ehrlich Releases Budget Proposal; School Funds Rise; 100 Jobs Are Cut Byline: John Wagner and David Snyder Washington Post Staff Writers Edition: FINAL Section: Metro Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) proposed a $25.9 billion budget yesterday that would boost spending on higher education and
Governor Proposes $25.9 Billion Md. Budget; Ehrlich Plan Increases School Funds, Cuts Jobs Byline: John Wagner and David Snyder Washington Post Staff Writers Edition: FINAL Section: Metro Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) proposed a $25.9 billion budget yesterday that would boost spending on
DURING THE COURSE OF A year, Arkansas Business publishes nearly 50 business-related lists: largest employers, highest-paid executives, biggest banks, etc. This week we introduce an ambitious new list that we call the Power List, a collection of brief biographies of the 171 people who run the
Rising Anacostia Project Seen as Catalyst; Development Will Follow, Officials Say Byline: Lindsay Ryan Washington Post Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: D.C. Extra The first large commercial construction project in Anacostia in 15 years will, according to D.C. officials, spark a long-overdue
There is a new twist to the traditional summer camps that parents look to enroll their children in over summer break. An epidemic of career camps is spreading across the nation and offers a unique alternative for students during the lazy, hazy days of summer. These camps, more often geared toward
Age Lines Edition: FINAL Section: Health A Roundup of Recent Health News on Aging 12 Tablets vs. 52 The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first monthly pill to treat osteoporosis -- the brittle bone disease that puts 44 million Americans at higher risk of fracture -- in post-menopausal
FRANZ HUMER, CEO, ROCHE: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome. Great pleasure to have you here and a great pleasure for all of us to be here. I think you know the team, with perhaps one exception -- Severin Schwan, who since January 1 has taken over as Head of the Diagnostics Division,
Fed Says Many Prices Going Up; Survey Also Hints At Slower Economy Byline: Nell Henderson Washington Post Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: Financial A South Carolina lumber store recently boosted retail prices to cover its rising wholesale costs. A Virginia hardware store has tacked freight
Are Drugmakers Down for the Count? Edition: FINAL Section: Financial Until recently, drug companies were at the top of the corporate heap -- highly profitable, politically powerful, technologically at the cutting edge. They contributed significantly to U.S. exports, created high-paying jobs and
Byline: Barbara Feder Ostrov and Brandon Bailey Feb. 15--Santa Clara County health chief Robert Sillen, named Tuesday to take control of California prison health care, will have extraordinary powers to tackle a problem state officials have been unable to solve: the overhaul of a system that has
Source: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, California) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-02-19
OPERATOR: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Elizabeth Arden, Inc. second quarter earnings earnings conference call. [OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS] As a reminder, this call is being recorded and may not be reproduced in all or in part without permission from the company. I would now
Following is a summary of high technology news releases transmitted today by PR Newswire. The full text of these releases is available at the PR Newswire for Journalists, httpmedia.prnewswire.com/. SFW031 02/15/2006 00:01 r f bc-CA-OVTI-VGA-CamerChip (SUNNYVALE) OmniVision Starts Volume Production
MACHINE & TOOL SAFETY Air Guns Circle 430 on Reader Service Card Guardair Corp., Chicopee, MA Hagemeyer North America, 3300 W. Montague Ave., Ste. 200A, North Charleston, SC 29418, 843-745-2465, 800-752-0007, FAX: 843-745-2414, Internet: www.hagemeyerna.com -- See Ad Index ITW Vortec, Cincinnati,
NATIONAL BRIEFING Edition: FINAL Section: Financial MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Merrill in Deal With BlackRock Retail brokerage giant Merrill Lynch has agreed to combine its investment-management business with money manager BlackRock in exchange for a nearly 50 percent stake in BlackRock, the two
ST. LOUIS -- The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) is hailing a study by Express Scripts Inc. that shows substantial savings opportunities for consumers, government agencies and other health care purchasers if they increase their utilization of generic drugs. The report by the pharmacy
Most PBMs will need to continue to work harder and smarter to bring value to their customers, say industry experts. This is because of increased focus on business practices [transparency], reduced rebate yields because of larger numbers of drugs coming off of patent, and increased pressure to find
Statement of Donald H. Rumsfeld Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense Committee on Senate Armed Services February 14, 2006 Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee. It is appropriate to note that this is my first appearance before this Committee with General Pete Pace in his new role as
OPERATOR: Welcome to the WellPoint conference call. At this time all lines 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, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the
Following is a summary of high technology news releases transmitted today by PR Newswire. The full text of these releases is available at the PR Newswire for Journalists, httpmedia.prnewswire.com/. CGM035 02/13/2006 00:01 r f bc-GA-Cingular-3G-Global (BARCELONA) Cingular Puts 3G Global Plan in
(Northern Star) (U-WIRE) DEKALB, Ill. -- In Illinois, emergency birth control is available to anyone who needs it at any pharmacy in the state. This availability, however, may soon change. Lawmakers are working toward passing a bill that would allow pharmacists to refuse to fill prescriptions for
U.S. SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE HOLDS A HEARING ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2007 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUDGET FEBRUARY 9, 2006 SPEAKERS: U.S. SENATOR CHARLES E. GRASSLEY (R-IA) CHAIRMAN U.S. SENATOR ORRIN G. HATCH (R-UT) U.S. SENATOR TRENT LOTT (R-MS) U.S. SENATOR OLYMPIA SNOWE (R-ME) U.S.
Source: Washington Transcript Service
Posted: 2006-02-16
OPERATOR: Good afternoon. My name is Kashika, and I will be your conference facilitator. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Ranexa Approval Conference Call. (OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS) Mr. Chris Chai, you may begin your conference. CHRIS CHAI, VP TREASURY AND IR, CV THERAPEUTICS:
OPERATOR: Good day and welcome to this Covance 4th quarter, 2005 investor conference call. This call is being recorded. At this time, for opening remarks, I would like to turn the call over to Director of Investor Relations, Mr. Paul Surdez. Please go ahead, sir. PAUL SURDEZ, DIRECTORY OF IR,
Chair: D. Michelle Tucci, University of Mississippi Medical Center THURSDAY MORNING Exhibit Hall B Session 1: Cardiovascular, Chair: Lisa Haynie 8:00 Opening Remarks 8:02 MATRIX METALLOPROTEASE ACTIVITY IS INCREASED IN OBESE DOG KIDNEYS Katrice Martin* and Jeffrey R. Henegar, Tougaloo College,
Source: Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences
Posted: 2006-02-16
Byline: Karen Abbott, Rocky Mountain News A new consumer watchdog group is targeting what it calls an unfair tilt in the scales of civil justice toward the insurance industry and other big-business interests. I want it to be balanced, said Patty Skolnik, 57, who founded Colorado Citizens for
WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- With close to 5,400 drug stores in 37 states and the District of Columbia, CVS Corp. works hard to make its stores destinations for shoppers. As it strives to stay a step ahead of the competition the drug chain is constantly upgrading its operations and making certain that its
Byline: John Cote Feb. 7--Federal prosecutors Monday charged a pharmacist and a psychiatrist with orchestrating a multimillion-dollar insurance fraud scheme out of a Palm Beach Gardens pharmacy, court documents show. Joseph Sutera submitted $17.8 million in prescription claims to more than 100
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-02-13
Byline: Alex Brummer Feb. 8--BOOTS CLEARS THE FIRST HURDLE: The Office of Fair Trading has turned over a new leaf with its ruling on the proposed Boots merger with Alliance UniChem. Instead of the drawn out process seen at the time of the battle for supermarket concern Safeway, the new OFT team of
Source: Daily Mail (London) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-02-13
Byline: EDITED by STEVE HAWKES BOOTS and Alliance Unichem will only have to sell 100 shops to complete their pounds 7.5billion merger. Competition authorities stunned the City yesterday by virtually nodding through the mega deal. The two companies just need to agree which sites to offload with the
Source: The Mirror (London, England)
Posted: 2006-02-13
OPERATOR: Good day and welcome to this Covance 4th quarter, 2005 investor conference call. This call is being recorded. At this time, for opening remarks, I would like to turn the call over to Director of Investor Relations, Mr. Paul Surdez. Please go ahead, sir. PAUL SURDEZ, DIRECTORY OF IR,
Introduction Within Northern Ireland, various bodies exist to promote, coordinate and support research and development regionally. A Framework (Department of Health, 2005) has been developed to deliver the research governance agenda by setting standards, describing monitoring and assessment
WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- In 1994 CVS launched its PharmaCare pharmacy benefits management company (PBM). A wholly owned subsidiary of CVS, PharmaCare was created to work with health maintenance organizations, insurance companies, business groups and governmental bodies. The move into pharmacy benefits
WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- In 1967 CVS reached a watershed, opening its first stores with pharmacies in Cranston and Cumberland, R.I. The decision would ultimately propel the company to the top of the retail pharmacy business. Although only six more CVS stores had opened since the end of 1964, when 17
GLEN ALLEN, Va. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency could learn a thing or two about hurricane response from Glenn Bolyard. The CVS pharmacist was among the first wave of relief workers to arrive in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina hit, and he spent a week filling prescriptions for the
ENGLISH, Ind. -- CVS pharmacist Rick King knows how much residents in this small rural community depend on his store not only as a place to get their prescriptions filled but also as a center of health care information and activity. We are the only pharmacy in the entire county, he points out. For
HIALEAH, Fla. -- Betty Fisk never knew she had a passion for teaching, but when CVS executives asked her a few years ago if she would like to have her pharmacy become a training store for new pharmacists in the Sunshine State she jumped at the chance to pass along her knowledge of the profession to
Byline: Bob Kirkpatrick Feb. 8--TWIN FALLS -- A Wal-Mart spokeswoman says the giant retailer is going forward with plans to build a 205,000-square-foot superstore in Twin Falls. Whether that store will be open 24 hours and include a tire center and drive-through pharmacy remains unclear. We are
Source: The Times-News (Twin Falls, Idaho) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-02-11
Byline: Bruce Mohl Feb. 2--Three Boston-area women yesterday sued Wal-Mart for failing to stock and dispense emergency contraceptive pills. They also filed a complaint with the state board that regulates pharmacies. The complaint, to the Board of Registration in Pharmacy, may force the agency to
Source: The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-02-11
Byline: Bruce Mohl Feb. 1--Three Massachusetts women are planning to file a lawsuit today against Wal-Mart for failing to stock and sell a prescription emergency contraception pill called Plan B. Details of the lawsuit and the names of the plaintiffs were not available in advance of a press
Source: The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-02-11
Nimmo, Margaret Margie age 84, of St. Therese in New Hope on Jan. 20, 2006. Full notice Wednesday. Evans-Nordby 763-424-4000 VanKrevelen, Helen C. age 84, of Fridley. Preceded by husband, John C.; sons, John Edward, Jerome Everett, and granddaughter, Kristen Jennifer. Loving mother to sons, Fred W.
Source: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
Posted: 2006-02-11
CVS/pharmacy Teams with PhotoChannel for Online Photo Service WIRELESS NEWS-February 2, 2006-CVS/pharmacy Teams with PhotoChannel for Online Photo Service (C)2006 10Meters - http www.10meters.com PhotoChannel Networks, a provider of online digital media solutions for retailers, is teaming with
SENATORS LIEBERMAN, FEINGOLD AND OBAMA HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE ON THE HONEST LEADERSHIP ACT FEBRUARY 1, 2006 SPEAKERS: U.S. SENATOR JOSEPH LIEBERMAN (D-CT) U.S. SENATOR RUSSELL FEINGOLD (D-WI) U.S. SENATOR BARACK OBAMA (D-IL) OBAMA: All right, guys. You know what? Everybody is getting hung up in
Source: Washington Transcript Service
Posted: 2006-02-09
Nearly a year and a half after the US Food and Drug Administration relaxed labeling regulations to allow pharmaceutical manufacturers to test new electronic product codes in an effort to curb counterfeiting, industry has been abuzz with pilots, roll-outs, and questions. By November 2004, three
DEERFIELD, Ill., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Walgreens Health Initiatives, the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) subsidiary of Walgreen Co., has added two drugstore chains representing 5,000 pharmacies to its Advantage90(R) network -- Medicine Shoppe and Rite Aid. Of the 56,000 pharmacies in
JOAN VERDON, STAFF WRITER The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 02-08-2005 Treading with caution -- Most retailers in North Jersey are holding back on overseas expansionsBy JOAN VERDON, STAFF WRITERDate: 02-08-2005, TuesdaySection: SPECIAL SECTION / BUSINESSEdtion: All EditionsCountries like China and
Source: The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
Posted: 2006-02-08
AP Online 10-09-2004 Kerry and Bush Face Off Over Deficit, WarDemocratic presidential candidate John Kerry gestures toward President Bush during the presidential debate in St. Louis, Friday, Oct. 8, 2004. (AP Photo/ M. Spencer Green) ST. LOUIS (AP) _ In a testy debate rematch Friday, Sen. John
AP Online 10-09-2004 Jobs Report, Iraq War Frame Second DebateDemocratic Presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., makes a brief statement to the media at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., Friday, Oct. 8, 2004. He will meet President Bush in the second of three Presidential election
AP Online 10-09-2004 Kerry and Bush Face Off Over War, JobsDemocratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry gestures toward President Bush during the presidential debate in St. Louis, Friday, Oct. 8, 2004. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) ST. LOUIS (AP) _ President Bush and John Kerry sprinted back to
--Accretive Acquisition Brings $2.7 Million in Annual Sales to Arcadia-- SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arcadia Resources, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ACDI) , a leading national provider of home care and staffing services, including travel nursing; mail-order pharmacy; and
SECRETARY LEAVITT HOLDS A NEWS BRIEFING VIA TELECONFERENCE ON THE MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN JANUARY 20, 2006 SPEAKERS: MICHAEL O. LEAVITT, U.S. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES U.S. SENATOR RICK SANTORUM (R-PA) LEAVITT: Good morning. And thank you all for your patience. I have been
Source: Washington Transcript Service
Posted: 2006-02-05
Fed: Pharmacy Guild director steps down after 14 years CANBERRA, Feb 2 AAP - The head of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced his resignation after 14 years in the job. Guild executive director Stephen Greenwood, 57, said he had no immediate plans for the future, but wanted to pursue other
Source: AAP General News (Australia)
Posted: 2006-02-04