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Entries in News (79)

Friday
May212010

CO unemployment rate hits 8 percent

DENVER - Colorado's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate hit 8 percent in April - a tenth of a percentage point higher than in March, according to the latest figures from the state labor department.

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Monday
May172010

Mental Healthcare for Troops Draws Criticism

Camp Lejeune Marines speaking Thursday in the aftermath of the death of a colleague who shot himself during a police chase aboard base Monday said instead of the needed psychiatric treatment they sought they were given a cocktail of antidepressants and sent back to work.

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Wednesday
May122010

Genetic Test Kits Come to Walgreen's

NEW YORK (AP) -- The largest U.S. drugstore chain, Walgreen Co., will start selling genetic testing kits at many of its stores later this month, according to Pathway Genomics, which makes the kits.

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Monday
May102010

HealthONE parent HCA files IPO

Hospital giant HCA Inc.-- co-parent of HealthONE, the largest health care system in metro Denver -- on Sunday filed its much-anticipated initial public offering, reported first-quarter earnings of $388 million and announced a $500 million distribution to stockholders.

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Friday
May072010

US unemployment rises but more jobs created

The US unemployment rate rose in April, even though more jobs were created than in any month in the past four years. The jobless rate increased to 9.9%, up from 9.7% in March. However, an extra 290,000 jobs were created in April, mainly in manufacturing, healthcare and hospitality, the Labor Department said.

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Wednesday
May052010

The psychological tremors of a Times Square car bomb. 

The attempt to detonate a car full of explosives in Times Square on Saturday may well have set off psychological tremors that will very quietly and very powerfully affect the citizens of New York City and the nation.

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Tuesday
May042010

Health coverage extensions for young not universal

The most valuable college graduation gift your child receives this spring might come from a health insurer.

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Monday
May032010

CU gets $15M for biotech building

The University of Colorado at Boulder has received another large contribution toward construction of the Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building on the university’s East Campus -- this one from the federal stimulus initiative.

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Friday
Apr302010

St. Vincent's Hospital NYC shuts its doors

After more than 150 years of servicing the surrounding community and acting as a New York City landmark, St. Vincent's Hospital has shut its doors. Leaving many in the lower Manhattan area without convenient emergency room access, it was after months of uncertainty the facility made the ultimate decision.

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Wednesday
Apr282010

American Staffing Association - April numbers look good

Staffing employment so far in April is 19 percent higher than during the same month last year, according to the American Staffing Association’s Staffing Index.

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