* Margins improved during the first quarter to 17.9% of net sales
compared to 17.4% last year. Transactional profit margins were up
0.8% versus last year but offset 0.4% by higher transportation cost.
* SG&A expenses increased due to the acquisition of Kane Veterinary
Supplies and higher fuel costs.
* EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future
requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
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Harbin Clinic has opened its new medical facility, Harbin Clinic at Cartersville, located at 150 Gentilly Blvd., beside The Home Depot.
ALL Harbin Clinic Cartersville physician offices will be at the same location in one building.
The brand new building has 3 floors and features a complete Lab and Imaging Center on the first floor.
The move will take place in a series of three weeks as different departments move in at different times.
Dr. Read the rest of this entry »
The hospital is building a local archive of the stories, which will also be stored at the Library of Congress American Folk Life Center, and storytellers receive a CD to share with their families. A small percentage of the hundreds of stories recorded each week across the country are broadcast on
.
StoryCorps facilitators remind people that everyone deserves to be remembered, whether it’s by millions of radio listeners or a single grandchild. Read the rest of this entry »
People who drive after taking illegal drugs could be banned for a year and
fined up to £5,000 – even if there is no evidence that their driving was
impaired.
The Government is considering a new offence under which police would need to
prove only that drivers had taken a banned drug.
As traces of drugs can stay in the body for several weeks, drivers could find
themselves convicted of the new offence long after taking a substance.
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Wyeth is even ending research in its signature areas in women’s health _ contraceptives and menopause treatments _ and switching to other female health problems with an unmet need, such as ovarian cancer and lupus.
The Madison, N.J.-based company is scaling back from doing research in its current 14 therapeutic areas to just six, Dr. Evan Loh, a Wyeth vice president, said Wednesday. Instead of doing research on a total of 55 diseases, it now will Read the rest of this entry »
Imagine a cure for cancer. That was the mantra Saturday night during the University of Connecticut’s second annual Imagine Gala at the
in Hartford.
“This evening is really tremendously important,” said
Dr.
Carolyn Runowicz,
and honorary co-chairwoman of the gala. “Research dollars are down both federally and through other organizations. And through private philanthropy we’re able to support and develop new programs and continue to grow.” Read the rest of this entry »
, which enhance cognitive functioning.
If drugs can safely give your brain a boost, why not take them? And if you don’t want to, why stop others? In an era when attention-disorder drugs are regularly — and illegally — being used for off-label purposes by people seeking a better grade or year-end job review, these are timely ethical questions. The latest answer comes from Nature, where seven prominent ethicists and neuroscientists Read the rest of this entry »
Do you have a persistent headache that you seem to have developed out of nowhere? Or a cough that comes at a particular time of the year? Experimenting with the food you eat is one of the best ways to change unwanted health symptoms, from a rash to obesity.
presented the idea that not all people have the same dietary requirements.
The maxim “medicine is food and food is medicine” has been part of the Indian Ayurvedic tradition for Read the rest of this entry »
NEW YORK (Associated Press) – Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday it will pay $36 million for a portfolio of generic drugs from rival Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., as that company closes its buyout of Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Under the deal, Watson will pay $36 million upfront to Israel-based Teva for 17 products, including a diabetes drug and antidepressant. The deal also includes future milestone payments, and Teva will supply the Read the rest of this entry »
A new analysis of the groundbreaking federal Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study has revealed that hormone replacement therapy (HRT), even when taken over short periods of time, is linked to breast cancer. The Associated Press (AP) reports that taking HRT for as little as five years doubles one’s risk of developing breast cancer. The WHI looked at the effect of hormone medications on the prevention of heart disease, bone loss, and other problems Read the rest of this entry »