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PHOTOS: This Is An Actual Walgreens Store In Chicago

Craig Kanalley | Posted 06.04.2013 | Chicago
Craig Kanalley

Meet... a Walgreens in Chicago. It's located at the old Noel State Bank building, as explained here, a 1919 construction that is also a registered Chicago Landmark. That's at 1601 North Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago.

A Traveler's Worst Nightmare: Getting Sick on Vacation

John Blumenthal | Posted 05.16.2013 | Travel
John Blumenthal

You've been looking forward to your European jaunt for months; you're all packed; you board the plane; you register at the hotel; you do some sightseeing; you eat dinner at a rooftop restaurant overlooking the city; the next morning you have a scratchy throat; by nightfall you have a fever.

Medical District's Bio Center Launches New Orleans Startups

Susan Buchanan | Posted 02.15.2013 | Green
Susan Buchanan

Over a decade ago, local leaders and Louisiana State University hatched plans to make Mid-City New Orleans a bio center. Economists cited a need to diversify beyond tourism, but residents have questioned the destruction of Lower Mid-City homes to make way for the BioDistrict.

Cutting Off Essential Health Care for HIV Patients: The Latest Managed Care Scheme

David Balto | Posted 02.05.2013 | Los Angeles
David Balto

The holiday season is a time to reflect on and cherish our relationships with family, friends, and others that we see every day. But for thousands of HIV patients in Los Angeles, this holiday season will mean the loss of the critical relationship they have with their local specialty pharmacist.

Pharmacy Tied to Meningitis Deaths Side-Stepped Punishment In 2006

Reuters | Posted 12.23.2012 | Small Business

BOSTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The pharmacy tied to a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak fended off discipline from health regulators in 2006 that could ha...

DIA Gets Dose of Big Pharma

John Corso | Posted 10.31.2012 | Detroit
John Corso

Beverly Fishman's Pill Spill, a glass installation at the Detroit Art Institute, makes the comparison between art and medicine explicit. But what does it mean to stage a "pharmacy" in a museum? It's a more difficult question than meets the eye.

6 Tips for Managing the Cost of Your Prescription Medications

Women & Co | Posted 10.09.2012 | Home
Women & Co

Cutting back on pharmaceutical costs -- without cutting back on the medicine you need -- is easier than you think.

UM Pharmacy Tech. Allegedly Steals $14 Million Worth Of Cancer-Fighting Drugs From Work

The Huffington Post | Alyssa Creamer | Posted 08.09.2012 | College

For three years, hundreds of expensive syringes loaded with life-saving cancer drugs disappeared unnoticed from the shelves at the University of Miami...

Pharmacy Gunman's Father Found Dead In Home After Standoff

AP | JOSH FUNK | Posted 08.13.2012 | Crime

OMAHA, Neb. — Officers found a man dead at his Nebraska Panhandle home about an hour after his son launched a failed bid to rob a nearby pharmac...

Prescription Pickup

Ted McCagg | Posted 05.13.2012 | Comedy
Ted McCagg

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PBM Merger Means More Bad News For Consumers

Eva M. Clayton | Posted 03.30.2012 | Business
Eva M. Clayton

American consumers, still worried about finding or keeping their jobs and paying their bills in today's troubled economy, could receive another blow if a major health-industry merger between Express Scripts, Inc. and Medco Healthy Solutions is approved.

The Granbys, CT: In the Face of New Challenges, Granby Pharmacy Endures

thegranbys.patch.com | Posted 02.12.2012 | Home

"There's a misconception out there about independents that we are more expensive, which just isn't true."...

Little Neck, NY: For Local Drug Store, The Prescription Is Personal

littleneck.patch.com | Posted 01.10.2012 | Home

"We know our customers on a one-on-one basis, by their names. We try to help them on a personal level."...

Could a Pharmacy Monopoly Affect Your Healthcare?

John Horton | Posted 12.31.2011 | Business
John Horton

if you're on a regimen of prescription drugs, you already know how expensive prescription drugs can be -- and you may have found yourself comparing prices among pharmacies. What would happen to this diversity, and to patients, if one company -- one pharmacy -- were to engage in monopolistic behavior?

Group To CVS: Unlock Prince George's Condoms

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.20.2011 | DC

WASHINGTON -- A group is criticizing the CVS pharmacy chain of keeping condoms locked up in stores located in areas with high rates of HIV, especially...

PHOTOS: Hirst Brings Opulent Art To Free Show

Posted 11.07.2011 | Arts

Now showing at Leeds Art Gallery is a comprehensive collection from Damien Hirst in his hometown, a surprisingly personal exhibition from an artist so...

Prepare Yourself In Case Of Emergency

Suzy Cohen, R.Ph. | Posted 10.26.2011 | Healthy Living
Suzy Cohen, R.Ph.

Climate-related disasters give us little or no time to think about our medications, because we are focused on protecting our family, the property and staying safe.

Who Will Own the Brand of Integrative Medicine?

Marc Stoiber | Posted 09.26.2011 | Business
Marc Stoiber

There is a revolution happening in North American medicine. If successful, it will educate and empower consumers, introduce us to a world of new cures, and leave most of us wondering, 'Why didn't we do this 50 years ago?'

7 Independent Pharmacies Still Surviving In NYC

Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

For years now New York has been rapidly taken over by the big chain pharmacies. While they're great for a Tide stick and the occasional bottle of wat...

Duane Reade Rebrands. New Yorkers Rejoice.

Val Brown | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Val Brown

Personalized service at the pharmacy is one area where they can really differentiate.