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New Labor Ads Focus On Health Benefits Tax
"Much of the TV advertising on health care so far has focused on the controversial public, or government-run insurance program that Democrats say would compete with private insurers and Republicans say would drive them out of business," but the Laborers" International Union of North America "will begin airing ads in two states Tuesday that deal with an equally explosive issue: Taxing health benefits," USA Today reports. The union will "run the ads at least through Thursday in North Dakota and Montana," home states of "the two most important senators on the issue, Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D." The ads reveal the "fine line labor is walking" on health care: "The ads first praise Congress for taking up the health care debate but then criticize an idea that could be included in one draft of the legislation to tax health care premiums" (Fritze, 6/29).
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A combination of biochemical and MRI markers will allow improved measurement of osteoarthritis (OA) progression. The biomarkers, described in BioMed Central"s open access journal Arthritis Research and Therapy, will be useful for the design and interpretation of trials of new disease modifying drugs.
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NACDS To Honor Len DeMino At NACDS Pharmacy & Technology Conference As Industry Icon Announces Retirement As Consultant To The Association
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) today announced that the 2009 NACDS Pharmacy & Technology Conference will provide a forum at which to provide further recognition to Leonard J. DeMino, RPh., a chain pharmacy icon whose resume already includes some of the industry"s highest honors and achievements. This news comes as DeMino announces his retirement as senior pharmacy consultant to NACDS, effective in June 2009.
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Academic Pharmacy Stands Ready To Lead The Revolution At 2009 AACP Annual Meeting

AACP presents: What: 2009 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting and Seminars When: July 18 - 22, 2009 Where: Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, Boston, Mass. Who: Sir Ken Robinson, author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative and The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything Cost: Free to credentialed members of the press Information: The world"s leading pharmacy educators will convene at the 2009 AACP Annual Meeting and Seminars in Boston eager to shape the future of global healthcare. With exciting programs for faculty development, pharmacy education assessment, accreditation and leadership, AACP is poised now more than ever to help its members work to shape the future of healthcare. Kicking off the meeting is keynote speaker Sir Ken Robinson, acclaimed author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative. He will address the assembly during the Opening General Session at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 19. His latest book, The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, is considered an essential strategy for transforming education, business and communities to meet the challenges of living and succeeding in the 21st century. He speaks to audiences throughout the world on the creative challenges facing business and education in the new global economies. In addition to more than 125 special sessions dedicated to arming pharmacy educators with the latest knowledge and professional development tools, this year"s Science Symposium features four simultaneous tracks from which attendees can select: The Science of Quality and Safety, Nanotechnology Research and Graduate Education, The Science and Practice of Clinical Assessment, and Through the Labyrinth: Pathways to Leadership. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy


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