in Malibu this weekend.
The 39-year-old mum gave birth to her two twins,
, just seven months ago, but managed to reach the finishing line in an impressive two hours, 23 minutes and 28 seconds.
punched the air as she made it to the end of the tough three-part competition, which saw the singer swim, cycle, and run to raise more than £70,000 for the
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Sweaty and tired the star said as she finished: “This is an amazing day.”
“I feel really Read the rest of this entry »

After about eight months of construction, the
has completed a $12 million project that added 36 beds for the treatment of neurological disorders.
In a release Tuesday, the hospital said that more than a third of the beds are in an expanded neuroscience intensive-care unit.
The beds are in two units on the sixth floor, and the hospital plans to continue expanding to meet patient demand, Tammy Peterman, the hospital’s COO and chief nursing Read the rest of this entry »

Sciele Pharma, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company specializing in sales,
marketing and development of branded prescription products focused on
the therapeutic areas of Cardiovascular, Diabetes, Women’s
Health and Pediatrics. The Company’s
Cardiovascular and Diabetes products treat patients with high
cholesterol, hypertension, high triglycerides, unstable angina and Type
2 diabetes; its Women’s Health products Read the rest of this entry »

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Completes Acquisition of Florida Health
Care Plans

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
Florida, Inc. (BCBSF) has completed its acquisition of Florida Health Care
Plan, Inc. (FHCP) from Halifax Hospital Medical Center (HHMC). FHCP will
operate as a community-based, locally-managed, HMO subsidiary of BCBSF,
serving Volusia and Flagler counties.
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(RTTNews) - 
China Medical Technologies, Inc. (CMED:
) Wednesday announced the completion of its previously announced sale of its High Intensity Focused Ultrasound tumor therapy system business, or HIFU, to Chengxuan International Ltd., a major shareholder of the company.
China Medical said it expects to use the sale proceeds to support the further development of its molecular diagnostic businesses.
For Read the rest of this entry »

After about eight months of construction, the
has completed a $12 million project that added 36 beds for the treatment of neurological disorders.
In a release Tuesday, the hospital said that more than a third of the beds are in an expanded neuroscience intensive-care unit.
The beds are in two units on the sixth floor, and the hospital plans to continue expanding to meet patient demand, Tammy Peterman, the hospital’s COO and chief nursing Read the rest of this entry »

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Orlando-based WellTek said in a release it plans to open 14 new Scoop! Fitness locations over the next 18 months, including one that would serve the Windermere, Bay Hill and Dr. Phillips areas.
Wellington-based Scoop! Fitness has locations in Wellington, Manalapan, Palm Beach Gardens and Palm City. It plans to soon open locations in Boca Raton and Miami.
WellTek Inc. (Pink Sheets: WLTK) is a health and wellness company that manufactures, markets Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (AP) — Pfizer Inc. said Wednesday it finalized part of a larger, $894 million deal to settle lawsuits over its promotion of the painkillers Celebrex and discontinued Bextra.
The company made official a deal that would pay $60 million to settle investigations by 33 states and Washington, D.C., over Bextra, while also agreeing to adopt compliance measures. Various states alleged Pfizer promoted the painkiller for “off-label” uses, Read the rest of this entry »

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Completes Acquisition of Florida Health
Care Plans

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
Florida, Inc. (BCBSF) has completed its acquisition of Florida Health Care
Plan, Inc. (FHCP) from Halifax Hospital Medical Center (HHMC). FHCP will
operate as a community-based, locally-managed, HMO subsidiary of BCBSF,
serving Volusia and Flagler counties.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000427/BLUELOGOA Read the rest of this entry »

Wolters Kluwer Health, a
leading provider of information and business intelligence for
students, professionals and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied
health, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry, today announced it
has completed the acquisition of UpToDate, the leading
evidence-based, electronic clinical information resource.
This acquisition reinforces Wolters Kluwer Health’s leading position
in the clinical decision support market and Read the rest of this entry »