Healthcare

BOISE, Idaho - Albertson's and Covering Kids are rolling out a national partnership to connect uninsured children with low-cost and free health care coverage.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A lawsuit filed by an Illinois woman alleging that a Wal-Mart pharmacist failed to warn her of the side effects that could be caused by a medication can proceed to trial, the Associated Press reports.

LONDON - Tesco, Britain's largest supermarket chain, said Friday it will give teen-agers the morning-after contraceptive pill for free as part of a national effort to reduce the number of teen pregnancies, The Associated Press reports.

LONDON - British supermarket group Asda said today it will lobby the UK to allow more competition in the pharmacy industry, potentially saving consumers 420 million pounds ($600 million) a year, Reuters reports.

NEW YORK - A recent study conducted by Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York found that just 7 percent of parents of allergic children could correctly spot milk as an ingredient in foods found in grocery stores across the nation, Reuters reports.

WASHINGTON - Some of the nation's largest employers including Wal-Mart joined a group of governors on Monday in urging Congress to close loopholes used by big drug companies to delay generics from reaching pharmacy shelves, Newark, New Jersey's Star-Ledger newspaper reports.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. - Tyson Foods Inc. said Wednesday it will end use of the antibiotic Baytril in its broiler chickens to ease consumer worries, The Associated Press reports.

SCHOFIELD, Wis. - A Quality Foods IGA in Schofield, Wis., has agreed to pay $90,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a teenager who was fired when the manager found out she has HIV, The Associated Press reports.