The national drug store chain CVS Caremark said Wednesday that it's phasing out the sale of tobacco products at its more than 7,600 stores across the United States. The company said cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco will no longer be ...
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MANCHESTER, Conn. — Bob's Discount Furniture will hit the 50-store mark with the opening of its first three Philadelphia-area stores this month, adding a physical presence in a market it's been reaching online and through outlying ...
The PPG Industries Foundation has donated $6,000 to TICKETS FOR KIDS(R) Charities (TFK), a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit organization that distributes tickets to arts, cultural, educational, family entertainment and sporting events through ...
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Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Ethiopian Airlines have partnered with two Puget Sound-based non-profit organizations, Seattle Alliance Outreach and Evangelical Africa Mission Outreach, to transport 7,300 pounds (3,311 kilograms) of medical and ...
AMES, Iowa --- Grafting is the best way to propogate apple trees. Horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach guide gardeners through apple tree grafting by responding to questions and offering workshops. I have an ...
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An asthma improvement initiative conducted by primary care physicians dramatically improved asthma outcomes for high-risk teens, U.S. researchers say. Senior author Dr. Maria Britto, director of the Center for Innovation in Chronic ...
“The National Lighting Bureau has once again performed yeoman service for North America’s lighting community.” So said National Lighting Bureau Chair Howard P. Lewis (Viscor Group of Companies) in reviewing the ...
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Washoe one of nine winners nationwide The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today is presenting the 2014 Clean Air Excellence Award to the Washoe County Health District's Air Quality Management Division for their innovative work ...
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THURSDAY Jan. 23, 2014, 2014 -- Having dental insurance doesn't mean people will actually take care of their teeth, a new study indicates. The findings suggest patient outreach and education are needed to ensure that people understand the ...
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Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: Hospitalization Of Elderly Medicaid Long-Term Care Users Who Transition From Nursing Homes To compare ...
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: Hospitalization Of Elderly Medicaid Long-Term Care Users Who Transition From Nursing Homes To compare ...
Providing people with dental insurance does not necessarily mean that they will use it and seek dental care, according to a new study from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, published online in the American Journal of Public ...
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Kaiser Health News staff writer Anna Gorman, working in collaboration with USA Today, reports: "On a recent winter morning, health outreach worker Christopher Mack walked through the streets and alleys of the city's Skid Row, passing a man ...
Free speech is perhaps our most cherished civil liberty. Without free speech -; especially free speech on key cultural, political and religious issues -; the United States is no longer the pluralistic republic envisioned by our Founders. ...
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At the urging of the Alzheimer's Association and its more than 600,000 advocates, the funding bill signed into law today by President Obama contained an unprecedented $122 million increase for Alzheimer's research, education, outreach and ...