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Feb 17 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Walgreen Co. agreed to buy Duane Reade from private-equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners for $1.08 billion, including assumed debt, making the largest U.S. drugstore chain

Feb 17 2010

PR Web

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Consult A Doctor 24/7, a leading provider of consumer driven telemedicine solutions that drive down healthcare costs, announced that it closed a $5 million Series A round financing

Feb 17 2010

EarthTimes

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Going Against the Tide of Rising Health Care Costs, Surescripts Announces Significant Price Reduction for E-Prescribing

Feb 17 2010

Bloomberg

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The overall rate of chronic childhood health conditions including obesity, asthma and behavioral or learning problems increased to 26.6 percent from 12.8 percent during the same years.

Feb 17 2010

Bloomberg

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Lipitor and Crestor and rival drugs to lower cholesterol also boost diabetes rates by about 9 percent, according to a study that quantified a complication recently discovered

Feb 17 2010

Reuters

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Gene tests that combined over 100 genetic mutations proved ineffective at predicting a woman’s risk of a heart attack or stroke

Feb 17 2010

Washington Post

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Some insurers cover genetic testing to see if parents carry a gene, and prenatal testing to see if a baby has a disease or a condition. The risks varies by racial and ethnic groups

Feb 17 2010

thetimes-tribune.com

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Moses Taylor Hospital laid off 61 full-time employees – with the cuts at Moses Taylor, all three of Scranton’s hospitals have now had layoffs in the past 12 months.

Feb 17 2010

Wahington Times

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A Zogby International poll shows that 57 percent of Americans do not like either of the competing health care bills and say Congress should start over

Feb 17 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The White House says the health bills passed with Democratic support will be the basis for talks. Republicans should just say no to a summit based on these bills

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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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