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Gov. Scott's office: Drug database wouldn't stop pill mills
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsGot a lot of response to my Sunday column on Gov. Scott's opposition to a prescription narcotic database, including from the governor's communications director, Brian Burgess. Here's his e-mail: Just thought you should know that Sen. Fasano previously...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Pam Bondi, Regional Authority
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The salted caramel hot chocolate
Dining@LargeYesterday I saw an ad for Starbucks' Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate.Whoa. No, I didn't buy one (but only because it couldn't possibly taste as good as it sounded), but I fantasized about it for the rest of the day.Faithful readers know......Tags: Beverage Industry, Starbucks Corp.
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Tom Daschle faces grilling on taxes, fees
The Swampby Noam N. Levey Tom Daschle, once considered assured of breezing through his confirmation as secretary of Health and Human Services, soon will face tough questioning on Capitol Hill about underpaying his income taxes and his extensive work for clients......Tags: Business Enterprises, Timothy Geithner, Health Insurance, Abbott Laboratories, Healthcare Policies
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'Hydrogen Peroxide for Dummies'
Resting on the table before me are six bottles of hydrogen peroxide solution in various shapes and sizes. Did the CVS truck wreck, you might ask? No, at least not that I have come upon. I have accumulated this collection by virtue of having a husband...Tags: First Aid, The Herald-Mail, Personal Service
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Rosenthal: Health and hypocrisy at the drugstore
You now can go to a Walgreens and get examined by a medical professional. Maybe your blood pressure is a little high, or you've suffered from asthma for years. Walgreens has prescription and over-the-counter medications for you. And, on your way out...
Tags: Walgreen Co., High Blood Pressure, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, American Heart Association, Asthma
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Market Basket : MinuteClinics to debut in area
The next time you are suffering from a sinus infection or earache, or need a flu shot or sports physical, you will find a growing number of alternatives to making a traditional appointment to see your family doctor. Consider the north side of Mishawaka...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Earache, General Practitioners, Flu Vaccine
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Toned down 'Today Show' hits Chicago
Big picture, not much went right for the “Today Show's” planned broadcast from Chicago this week. First, terrible, significant news happened in Oklahoma, meaning stars Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie would never make it to the live location...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Bill Rancic, NBC (tv network), Savannah Guthrie, Rahm Emanuel
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CVS customers say unauthorized prescription refills still occur
Barbara De Maria received calls from her local CVS store in Glendale recently saying that her son's prescription had been automatically refilled, as per his instructions. Problem was, De Maria's son had given no such instructions, and the prescription...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Social Services, Insurance, Craigslist, Inc., Charity
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An insider's view of generic-drug pricing
Bob Toomajian worked for 16 years as Kaiser Permanente's drug purchasing manager for Southern California, giving him an insider's knowledge of how medications are priced before reaching consumers. When it comes to patented name-brand drugs, he told me,...
Tags: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, High Blood Pressure, Target, Drugs and Medicines, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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INKED! CVS diet bad on many levels
I’m thinking the CVS diet might be right for me. That’s the one where my company requires me to reveal my weight, blood pressure and glucose levels to eventually use them against me. It’s the one where I face a $600-a-year penalty...
Tags: Government, Nancy Pelosi, Health and Safety at Work, High Blood Pressure, Overweight
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Prescription needed to remedy generic drug pricing shenanigans
Wanda Ferrin fills her husband's prescription for the generic antibiotic doxycycline at a Target in Simi Valley. For years, the medication has cost her $6 a month. In February, however, the price tripled to $18 for 30 pills. And this month, it...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Drug Trafficking, Insurance, Plavix (drug), Pharmaceuticals
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When a drug costs 30 times what it once did
Diane Shattuck filled a prescription in December for a generic antibiotic called doxycycline. With insurance, she paid $4.30 for 60 pills at a CVS store in Orange. She returned at the end of February to refill her prescription. This time, she was told...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Skin Rash, Health and Medical Professionals, Pneumonia, Lyme Disease
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