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NEW YORK, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Coca-Cola Co (KO.N:
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,
,
) is
expected to launch a drink in the United States this week
containing a natural, calorie-free sweetener, the Wall Street
Journal said on Monday, citing people familiar with the
company’s plans.
Coke is pushing ahead even though the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration had not yet issued formal approval of the
ingredient, the paper Read the rest of this entry »
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involve known and unknown risks, delays, uncertainties and other factors
not under the Company’s control, which may cause actual results,
performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different
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Most folks judge the health of a business by the revenue that comes in through sales. But not all revenue is equal. Companies
can grow their sales by buying other companies, which means you don’t get a clear view of how the real sales trends are moving.
So,
many analysts, particularly those who look at retail, try to gauge what¿s known as “organic” growth, by looking at same-store
sales. These are sales Read the rest of this entry »
Four men remained in the hospital Sunday after a Saturday-night shooting outside a Glendale townhouse complex.
At about 11 p.m. Saturday, Glendale police received multiple 911 calls alerting them to shots fired at the complex, near 43rd and West Northern avenues.
When officers arrived in the 4400 block of West Frier Drive, they found four men ages 21 to 25 with serious to life-threatening gunshot wounds, Glendale police Sgt. Jim Cunningham said. Read the rest of this entry »
(NASDAQ: ECLP), The
Outcomes Company
, today announced that
Birmingham, AL-based Children
s Health System
(CHS), one of the 10 busiest pediatric medical centers in the country,
has selected Eclipsys to create an advanced clinical information
technology platform for a new, fully digital expansion facility.
initiative to create a state-of-the-art facility to help deliver the
highest levels of pediatric patient safety amid a growing patient
population, Read the rest of this entry »
’s Department of Pharmacy have joined forces to create a combined residency training program that will enhance the training of pharmacists.
The new University of Maryland Pharmacy Residency and Fellowship Program will bring together resources of both organizations to broaden the residents’ patient care training in many specialty areas, including intensive care, trauma, cardiology, transplant, and others. The program also will offer expanded training Read the rest of this entry »
Health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak that reportedly has sickened nearly 400 people in 42 states, but they do not yet know exactly how the bacteria has been spreading.
Some cases in Nevada are linked to the national cluster, confirmed
Spokeswoman Martha Framsted, adding an investigation is underway to find out how they are linked.
She could not comment further on how many people have been affected or where they live.
The Read the rest of this entry »
Food prices are skyrocketing, the stock market has plunged and home values are dropping. Many of us are hoping things will get better, but if the future is worrisome, making ends meet right now has become a terrifyingly difficult task. One of the biggest concerns is the soaring cost of health care.
We need a president (and a governor) who is going to make smart decisions about health care. Both John McCain and Dino Rossi have shown that making affordable Read the rest of this entry »
The U.S.
should significantly intensify its commitment to global health in the next four years by increasing funding and placing greater importance on health when setting overall U.S.
foreign policy, says a new report from the Institute
written to inform the incoming administration’s future policies. To achieve this level of commitment, a White House Interagency Committee on Global Health should be created early on in the new administration Read the rest of this entry »
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois High School Association
says none of the 264 student athletes it randomly tested for drugs
last fall violated the group’s policies.
The IHSA approved the random testing for performance-enhancing
drugs, including steroids, in January 2008. The association only
tests athletes involved in post-season play.
IHSA assistant executive director Kurt Gibson says six students
received medical waivers. He says they tested Read the rest of this entry »