Health and Wellness Archive

Ball’s Food Stores to get 15 Clinics 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ball’s Food Stores here has partnered with MedBasics, Irving, Texas, to open 15 in-store health clinics in Price Chopper Stores and Hen House Markets in the Kansas City area, the companies said yesterday. ...

Duane Reade Opens Doctor-Staffed Clinics 

NEW YORK — Duane Reade here is launching an in-store clinic model with the potential to quiet criticism over the growing popularity of these retail health care centers. ...

Walgreens Completes Buy of Take Care Health 

DEERFIELD Ill. — Walgreen Co. said yesterday that it has completed its acquisition of clinic provider Take Care Health System, Conshohocken, Pa....

FDA Lists Sterilox Solution a Food Safe Sanitizer 

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday formally listed the hypochlorous solution produced by Sterilox Food Safety equipment as an approved food contact substance, and as a food safe sanitizer for rehydrating or rinsing fresh produce, including leafy green vegetables. ...

Study Indicates Americans’ Confusion About Health and Wellness 

WASHINGTON — More than half of Americans — 56% — say they are trying to lose weight, yet nine out of 10 do not know how many calories they should consume in a day, according to the findings of a study released yesterday by the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation here....

Focused 

Even as it operates a network of more than 1,300 stores stretching all the way from St. John's in Newfoundland to Fort St. John in British Columbia, Sobeys...

H-E-B Opening In-Store Clinics in Austin Area 

H.E. Butt Grocery Co. here has opened five in-store health clinics in the Austin area and plans to open two more by July, the clinic operator said yesterday. ...

House Passes Bill Supporting Military Use of Retail Pharmacy 

Retail pharmacy experienced a victory yesterday in its efforts to dispute mandatory mail-order prescription plans. ...

Walgreens to Acquire Take Care Health Clinics 

Walgreen Co. reported yesterday that it intends to acquire Take Care Health Systems, Conshohocken, Pa., which operates in-store convenient care clinics. ...

United to Add In-Store Clinics 

United Supermarkets and Texas Tech's University Medical Center Health System, both located here, are partnering to offer a Living Well ExpressCare in-store clinic in two United stores in Lubbock beginning this fall. ...

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