His many achievements include successful work as CMO and senior vice
president at Accordant, a privately held disease management and
specialty pharmaceutical fulfillment company. During his tenure,
Charlton was directly responsible for the development and maintenance of
15 rare, complex, chronic disease management programs and provided
direct services for 50,000 patients —
representing about 50 million Read the rest of this entry »

Company surpasses $300 Million in net revenues and records Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $1.12
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec 18, 2008 – Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRLI) (Except for Per Share Data or where otherwise noted, Numbers are in Thousands) announced record-setting fourth quarter and year-end performance numbers. The Company recorded Q4FY08 revenues of $81,236, the best ever quarter in terms of revenues in corporate Read the rest of this entry »

Industry Says, Cold Remedy Limit Was FDA Idea
Posted on: Sunday, 12 October 2008, 17:35 CDT
Makers of cough and cold remedies made a surprise announcement this week, saying they no longer recommended the drugs for children under the age of four.   What many didn’t know, however, was that the guidelines were actually the idea of the U.S. government.
Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had proposed the cutoff Read the rest of this entry »

LUCERNE – A county code enforcement officer arrested over the weekend on several drug-related charges says he was wrongly arrested because he has medical marijuana cards, while sheriff's officials say his arrest was justified due to the amount of marijuana in his possession.
Larry Morris Fabisch, 54, of Nice was arrested early Saturday morning and booked into the Lake County Jail on charges of possessing more than 28.5 grams of marijuana, Read the rest of this entry »

CONCORD — An 18-year-old man was shot in the neck Friday afternoon when he tried to help another man who was being attacked by a group of teens, police said.
The shooting and attack happened in the 1800 block of Laguna Street at 5 p.m., Concord police Sgt. Robert Brady said. The victim happened upon a group of at least three young men attacking an “older man.” That man’s name and age were not determined by police.
When the victim tried to Read the rest of this entry »

Proposition 101 is a preemptive strike to prevent Arizona passing a universal health care plan. If passed, ‘Medical choice for Arizona,’ as supporters call it, would amend the state’s constitution to prohibit any law that restricts a person’s right to choose a private health care plan.
The fear is that if Arizona did pass a universal health care plan, or even a plan to target the uninsured, it could prohibit certain tests or medicines or limit Read the rest of this entry »

- Most people would be shocked to find out that both the President-elect and the future first lady have exercise routines that would run many people ragged. That is unlikely to change when they move into the White House, since there is more than enough places for them to remain active.
Michelle Obama is proud of the way she looks. In several public appearances, like when she hosted “The View”, or was interviewed for “60 Minutes”, and even photographed Read the rest of this entry »

Andy Murray has underlined the extent of his determination before the start of the 2008 season by revealing “there was no torture I wouldn’t consider.”
The 21-year-old has won five tournaments and reached the final of the US Open only to be beaten by former world number one Roger Federer.
“I never worked so hard in my life as I did during those weeks in Miami last Christmas,” said the world number four.
It follows a season of frustration in Read the rest of this entry »

Sunday, December 21, 2008
A new government system rates nursing homes throughout the country, but administrators at local facilities warn against taking the data at face value.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has created a Nursing Home Compare Five-Star System on its Web site, http://www.cms.hhs.gov/. Visitors can search by ZIP code, state or name to read nursing home ratings and compare facilities.
The system is based on Read the rest of this entry »

About 200 customers of a fitness club in south Fort Myers had a pretty good deal. They purchased two-year memberships at the health club Fitness Advantage for $198 plus tax.
The club was a little run down. Many of the machines didn’t work. But it was cheap.
The problem was soon after the club owner sold these rock-bottom priced memberships, she also sold the club.
The new owner, Eldon Oldre, purchased the business in April. He changed the name Read the rest of this entry »