A selection of health policy stories from North Carolina, California, Michigan and Missouri. The New York Times: Public Hospitals Hope To Attract More Upscale Patients Under Affordable Care Act But to the Health and Hospitals ...
Johnson & Johnson has found a private equity firm willing to pay $4.15 billion for its Ortho Clinical Diagnostics division, which provides blood-testing equipment and chemicals. One would think that blood testing should be a booming ...
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Global standards organisation GS1 has received accreditation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as issuing agency for unique device identifiers (UDI). Global GS1 Standards meet the government’s criteria for UDI and will ...
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Interest in cover crops and their contribution to soil health has been on the rise nationally, statewide and locally. There are many benefits in adding cover crops in farming systems including erosion control, nutrient sourcing and ...
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Judge Rejects Legal Challenge Against Health Insurance Subsidies A legal challenge against health care insurance subsidies for ...
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Oregon public health officials have issued a warning about cheese imported from Mexico that may be contaminated with Listeria. Oregon's Health Authority and Department of Agriculture are investigating after an infant in Clackamas County ...
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends health professionals discontinue prescribing combination drug products containing acetaminophen. The FDA recommends healthcare professionals discontinue ...
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Quebec's agriculture department is taking the bull by the horns to address declining beef consumption in the province. The ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec, quoting Statistics ...
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday afternoon that, as of Jan. 15, a total of 430 persons infected with seven outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from 23 states and Puerto Rico. ...
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US-based Fujifilm SonoSite and medical vision solutions provider Vivid Medical have announced partnership to co-promote the VividTrac video intubation device. Vivid Medical has developed the VividTrac, an open access video intubation ...
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Soligenix, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing products to treat serious inflammatory diseases where there remains an unmet medical need, as well as developing several biodefense vaccines and therapeutics, ...
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is extending the deadline for interested individuals to submit nominations to serve on the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health. OSHA is seeking to fill two federal ...
Severe winter weather did not dampen December retail sales as shoppers took advantage of heavy promotions and last-minute deals. According to the National Retail Federation – the world’s largest retail trade association ...
Tags: Holiday Retail, Jack Kleinhenz, NRF, more-confident consumer
Two hundred thirty-six. That is how many truck occupants died in highway crashes during 2012 who were not wearing a safety belt, according to the federal government. The real number is even higher, when factoring in the 182 occupant ...
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The Institute of Medicine (IOM) today released a 150-page summary of the two-day workshop held in August 2013 to examine the potential health impacts from consuming caffeine in dietary supplements and foods. Presenters included experts from ...
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