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Walgreen Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Rein retires after 26 years, board searches for replacement
AP Business WriterDEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ Drugstore chain Walgreen Co. said Friday Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Rein has retired from the company after 26 years. Rein, 56, will be replaced as company chairman by Alan McNally, 62, lead director on Walgreen's board. McNally will...Tags: Walgreen Co., Management Change, Corporate Officers, CVS Corporation
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Behind-the-scenes talks prompted drug industry to adopt FDA recommendation on cold remedies
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ When drug makers made a surprise announcement this week that they no longer recommend cough and cold remedies for youngsters under 4, they didn't let on that it was the government's idea. And why age 4 rather than the age 6 that...Tags: Family, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Organizations, Diseases
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LI people on the move
Newsday Staff WriterBANKING Suzanne K. Kirkpatrick has been named vice president, relationship manager at Gold Coast Bank in Islandia. The Huntington resident focuses on small business and middle-market clients. She has been an independent consultant for the past 10 years...Tags: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Colleges and Universities, Government, Hospitals and Clinics, Henry Schein, Inc.
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South Korea's In-Kyung Kim takes Longs Drugs Challenge lead
DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) _ South Korea's In-Kyung Kim shot a 3-under 69 in cold, windy conditions Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Mollie Fankhauser in the Longs Drugs Challenge, while top-ranked Lorena Ochoa was two shots behind. The 20-year-old Kim,...Tags: Lorena Ochoa, Ohio State University, Maria Hjorth, Michele Redman, Western Medicines
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25% of teen girls vaccinated for cervical cancer, U.S. says
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAbout a quarter of the nation's teenage girls received the controversial cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil last year in its first full year of distribution, federal authorities said Thursday. "For a new vaccine, 25% is really very good," Lance Rodewald,...Tags: Cancer, National or Ethnic Minorities, Merck & Company Incorporated, Consumer Electronics Industry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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An industry takes its medicine
Just in time for cold and flu season, manufacturers of popular over-the-counter cold and cough medicines have said they will stop marketing their remedies to children under age 4. It's the industry's latest response to a Baltimore-led push by health...Tags: Family, Pharmaceuticals, Health Organizations
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Dr. George Palade dies at 95; UC San Diego Nobel laureate
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDr. George Palade, the UC San Diego Nobel laureate whose work isolating, imaging and identifying the function of minute organelles within cells prompted the Nobel committee to label him and his co-winners the fathers of cell biology, died Tuesday at his...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Death and Dying, Physiology, Natural Science, Biology
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Doyle unveils research triangle for gene research
Associated Press WriterGov. Jim Doyle unveiled an initiative Friday to make Wisconsin a worldwide leader in personalized medicine, a fledgling science that would treat patients based on their DNA. But the ambitious proposal faces stiff competition from states such as...Tags: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Government, Genetics, Natural Science, Medical Services
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Doctors' group proposes school ban on processed meats
jennifer.kelleher@newsday.comHot dogs, cold cuts and other similar processed meats would disappear from school cafeterias on Long Island and across the country if a ban proposed yesterday by a group of doctors takes effect. Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and its...Tags: Cancer, Long Island, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Diseases, Hempstead
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The Wonderful Places In His Life
James Naughton was born in Middletown, grew up in West Hartford and became a well-known actor, singer and director as well as one of the late actor Paul Newman's closest friends. Naughton, who will perform Oct. 18 at the Bushnell as part of the...Tags: Cancer, University of Connecticut, Celebrity, Johnny Cash, Paul Newman
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ADHD meds could fight drug abuse
On college campuses and in high school corridors, there's a lively market for Ritalin and other stimulant medications prescribed for those diagnosed with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. And studies have long shown that children with...Tags: Social Sciences, Medical Research, Pharmaceuticals, Behavioral Conditions, Illnesses
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Cinnamon Can Raise Liver Enzymes
Q: I've been using a lot of cinnamon on my morning granola and yogurt. My hot flashes have ceased, and my cholesterol is down. Unfortunately, my liver enzymes are elevated. I was told to cut out alcohol and Tylenol. Since I don't drink much alcohol and...Tags: Western Medicines, Dietary Supplements, Health Treatments
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