“Walgreens will acquire I-trax in an approximately $278 million cash transaction, including the assumption of about $18.3 million in net debt,” the company said in a statement. “An affiliate of Walgreens will commence a tender offer within 10 business days for all outstanding common stock of I-trax [...]
Victorian Premier John Brumby today announced the $A218 million programme today, describing obesity as a challenge as big as climate change.
The five-year plan, funded by a $A600 million WorkSafe surplus, will provide voluntary screening for the states 2.6 million workers.
It will target those at risk of preventative diseases, such as type two diabetes, through an [...]
Touted as a glamour product for upwardly mobile women in booming Russia, Damskaya or Ladies vodka worries doctors, who fear a fresh wave of female alcoholics in a country already suffering one of the worlds worst drink problems.
The Moscow Serbsky Institute for Social and Forensic Psychiatry says Russia has 2.5 million registered alcoholics, but adds [...]
A study to be presented at a major international womens mental health conference in Melbourne has shown for the first time that the female sex hormone, oestrogen, dramatically reduces hallucinations, delusions and thought disorder in women with the severe mental illness.
This is revolutionary because it shows without a doubt that it really works to help [...]
The first live firing of a Javelin anti-armour missile, used against tanks, bunkers and buildings, was conducted at Waiouru this week.
A reinforced concrete bunker 960 metres away was destroyed seconds after the trigger was pulled by Corporal Joseph van Arendonk of Burnhams 2/1 Royal NZ Infantry Regiment.
And it was a good thing the shot [...]
DETROIT, MI–(Marketwire - March 18, 2008) - Women attending the March 26th performance of “Menopause The Musical?” at the Gem Theater at 333 Madison Street will have the opportunity to talk about digestive health with nationally recognized women’s health specialist Dr. Judith Reichman. This special event is part of “Straight Talk on Women’s GI Health [...]
THE WRITER: Andrew Billen, 50, works from home in London
My theory is that you don’t need a gym if you have stairs and the kind of mind
that thinks you left your glasses upstairs, but actually they are
downstairs, no, they are upstairs and what was it I was looking for?
Constant irrelevant motion, that’s the secret to [...]
It feels all wrong, as a journalist, meeting a personal branding guru. You
lose all faith in your critical judgment. My first impression of Louise
Mowbray, just so you know, is of a groomed, attractive brunette in enormous
diamonds. But Louise Mowbray is an expert in first impressions. %26ldquo;We are
branded every day of the week, she tells me. [...]
Starting any exercise routine is more difficult than people anticipate. There
is a process of contemplation and even precontemplation, in which the
individual thinks about starting to plan his or her routine rather than
actually doing anything physical. But once you get into your new regimen it
all becomes a lot easier, particularly if it is going well. You [...]
March 2 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. called for an end to
violence in the Middle East and the United Nations Security
Council called an emergency meeting after 46 Palestinians and
two Israeli soldiers were killed in clashes in the Gaza Strip.
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