71 of 100 independent grocers in Chicago hit with citations
At the end of a two-month undercover investigation, Consumer Services investigators in Chicago found violations at 71 of the 100 stores that were visited, according to the Chicago Sun-Times...
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Walgreens Home Care joins Private Healthcare Systems network
Walgreens Home Care will be a national provider in the Private Healthcare Systems preferred provider organization network. Walgreens Home Care will provide respiratory services including oxygen therapy, infusion services with coordinated nursing visits and home medical equipment to all members accessing the PHCS Network...
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Critical Therapeutics wins FDA nod for asthma drug
Critical Therapeutics, Inc. on Wednesday said U.S. regulators had approved the company's request to make and sell Zyflo, an asthma drug that was launched in the U.S. in 1996 and later acquired by the company...
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Boston Scientific recalls Enteryx injection kits
Boston Scientific Corp. suspends sales of a treatment for acid reflux disease after receiving over two dozen reports of problems. The company says some patients have been harmed because doctors used its Enteryx injection kit incorrectly...
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Dairy food consumption linked to lower risk of metabolic syndrome
The more dairy products consumed, the less likely your chances of metabolic syndrome, suggests a new study out of Iran. While the researchers could not explain what was responsible for this association, they say that calcium in the dairy products may have some role to play...
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Wal-Mart to offer exclusive Jessica Simpson beauty line
Wal-Mart will be the exclusive retailer of Sweet Kisses, a new collection from the makers of Dessert Beauty by Jessica Simpson. The line hits stores next month. The packaging features an image of Jessica Simpson in a cream-color dress as well as an imprint of her autograph on each product...
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P&G gets clearance on Gillette purchase
Procter & Gamble Co. said Friday that U.S. regulators cleared its proposed $57 billion acquisition of the razor and battery maker Gillette Co. provided that it sell the Right Guard and Rembrandt brands and said it plans to complete the purchase on Saturday...
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Hormel Foods names new chief executive
The board of directors of Hormel Foods Corp. unanimously elected Jeffrey M. Ettinger to be the company's ninth chief executive officer. Ettinger, current president and chief operating officer, succeeds Joel W. Johnson who will retire as chief executive officer on January 1, 2006...
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Lay's, Gatorade driving growth at PepsiCo
PepsiCo reported 13% net sales growth and a 14% increase in third quarter division operating profit. Worldwide snacks volume increased 4.5% and worldwide beverage volume grew 10%...
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Survey: Traditional costumes best bet for Halloween
As masked crusaders and evil villains fill the streets this Halloween, timeless favorites will rule the holiday, according to the National Retail Federation. According to the survey, 53.3 percent of consumers plan to buy a costume for Halloween and will spend an average of $31.88 on that purchase...
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Video game hopes to zap kids away from obesity
Kids these days are more likely to play video games than go out for a jog. So federal scientists must have thought: if you can't beat 'em... Join 'em. Too many calories in, not enough calories out, plus the kinds of foods kids are eating, shocked the brains behind the new food pyramid into putting together a video game...
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Government split on Katrina victim health care
The White House is fighting a congressional effort that would give low-income hurricane victims the same expanded access to health care under Medicaid that survivors of the September 11 attacks received. Gulf Coast governors pressed for action Wednesday amid reports that hundreds of poor people in Louisiana had been denied Medicaid benefits...
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