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  • Pharmacists' Strike Averted at Pathmark

    NEW YORK - Pathmark narrowly avoided a walkout by some 800 pharmacists and technicians with a last-minute contract agreement, reported the New York Times.

  • Pathmark Pharmacists May Strike

    NEW YORK - Pharmacy workers at 47 Pathmark stores in New York City and four suburban counties have said they may strike on Monday unless they are promised higher wages in current contract talks, The New York Times reports.

  • Ex-Rite Aid Exec Pleads Guilty, Other Execs to be Arraigned Today

    HARRISBURG, Pa. - Timothy J. Noonan, the former Rite Aid Corp. executive who helped federal prosecutors build a securities-fraud case against his colleagues, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of withholding information from the company's internal investigators.

  • FDA Rules Nicotine Water Illegal

    WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration ruled Tuesday that water laced with nicotine is illegal, ending a California company's bid to begin selling bottles later this month, The Associated Press reports.

  • Acrylamide Gets Urgent WHO Meeting

    GENEVA - Scientists from Europe, North America and Japan began an urgent meeting Tuesday to consider information on the newly suspected substance acrylamide, The Associated Press reports.

  • Walgreen Co. Reports Record Earnings, Says Expansion Program is on Track

    DEERFIELD, Ill. - Walgreen Co. on Monday posted record earnings in the third quarter, reporting a 21 percent jump in profits and plans for more expansion.

  • ACNielsen Launches Pharmaceutical Service

    SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - ACNielsen U.S. has announced the launch of the Homescan RX/OTC Consumer Panel, a new research service that measures consumer purchases and use of prescription and over-the-counter medicines.

  • Immune-Compromised Should Cook Ready-To-Eat Shrimp

    SALT LAKE CITY - Ready-to-eat shrimp may contain antibiotic-resistant bacteria, so people with weak immune systems should stay away from such prepared food, a researcher said Wednesday at the American Society for Microbiology's annual meeting, Reuters reports.
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