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A Stifel Nicolaus analyst downgraded shares of managed care company Health Net Inc. to "Hold" from "Buy" on Friday, noting that the stock appears to be approaching fair value.
City officials in November formed a committee of local business leaders, medical experts and other community members to enter Starkville in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation’s “Healthy Hometown” competition against other municipalities from around the state.
A massive year-end spending bill has cleared a key obstacle in the Senate.
FRIDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Swine flu infection rates continue to drop, U.S. health officials said Friday, with only 14 states reporting widespread H1N1 activity, down from 25 states last week and 48 states at the height of the outbreak in October.
Wisconsin is following the national trend with a decline in H1N1 cases statewide. However, H1N1 activity is expected to continue throughout the season and DHS recommends that all individuals on the CDC target list get vaccinated as another wave of H1N1 cases could occur later this season.
Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. says a trial date has been set for patent litigation in Delaware district court against Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc., a generic medicine manufacturer that Cubist alleges has infringed on three of its patents.
WASHINGTON — Democrats trying to push President Barack Obama's health care overhaul plan throu...
George Bianchini, owner of Broadway Video, is claiming that a chemical spill from 2000 was never properly cleaned up and, in turn, contaminated his Fairfax store, forcing him to shut his doors early last week.
Thelma Grimes/San Pedro Valley News-Sun The Arizona Attorney General's office announced Wednesday that embezzlement charges would be filed against Sylvia Nerey, a former employee of Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services Inc. (SEABHS).
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Health Care Authority board voted unanimously to cut nearly $17 million in the state’s Medicaid program Thursday, but left payments to providers such as hospitals, doctors and nursing homes untouched.
Health officials say winter flu is just starting to show up in the U.S. while swine flu infections continue to wane.
Donald H. Lloyd has been named President and CEO of Marion Regional Healthcare System. He succeeds Harold E. Tucker, who served as CEO from 2005 until his retirement Sept. 30.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius seeks to make government more open by sponsoring a YouTube video contest and a Web site for CDC employees.
Good news if you've been trying to get the H1N1 vaccine: the Chicago Department of Public Health has lifted the priority group restrictions, making it available to everyone. CBS 2's Susan Carlson reports that starting Friday morning, many Chicago Walgreens stores started administering the vaccine.
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- French pharmaceuticals giant Sanofi-Aventis SA (SNY) said Friday its BiPar Sciences unit's BSI-201 metastatic triple-negative breast cancer drug has been granted fast-track status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and that the phase three trial accrual is advancing on schedule.
During its Dec. 1 regular session, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners approved the 2010 Health Services Plan submitted by Hennepin Healthcare System Inc., the public corporation that governs day-to-day operations of Hennepin County Medical Center.
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