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Walmart Joins Arkansas Health Care Payment Improvement Initiative
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe announced today that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) is joining a groundbreaking effort to create a more patient-centered and cost-efficient health payment system through the Arkansas Payment Improvement Initiative (APII). Continue reading
Marshall Islands social security headed for crisis
The Marshall Islands’ pension fund could be bankrupt by 2020. The US-based firm Investor Solutions has managed the Marshalls’ Social Security Administration investments since 2003. The head of Investor Solutions, Frank Armstrong, has told Radio Australia’s the fund’s liabilities have existed for some time. Continue reading
Five Regenerative Medicine Companies Worthy of Portfolio Addition
Broadly speaking, regenerative medicine is an innovative new area of medicine that is focused on the development of new therapies that enable healing and repair of the body in ways that overcome the limitations of conventional medical treatments. Regenerative medicine uses a range of approaches, including cell based therapies, stem cells, tissue engineering and others, that represent an exciting alternative to traditional pharmaceuticals and current standards of care that, in many cases, still only treat symptoms – as opposed to addressing the underlying cause of the problem whether from disease or injury. In short, regenerative medicine, as the name implies, seeks to repair, regenerate or replace damaged or diseased tissue that is at the root of the problem, in order to restore function and homeostatic health. Continue reading
Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson predicts pot will be legal by 2016
Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party nominee for president, predicted Thursday that marijuana will be legal nationwide within the next four years. Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico, said he thinks that pot legalization will be approved by voters in Washington and Colorado this fall, helping to spur other states to follow suit. “We are a tipping point here on this issue,” Johnson said in an interview during a visit to the Seattle area as part of his longshot campaign Continue reading
Libertarian Candidate Predicts Pot Will be Legal by 2016
Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party nominee for president, predicted Thursday that marijuana will be legal nationwide within the next four years. Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico, said he thinks that pot legalization will be approved by voters in Washington and Colorado this fall, helping to spur other states to follow suit. “We are a tipping point here on this issue,” Johnson said in an interview during a visit to the Seattle area as part of his longshot campaign Continue reading
Universal Lubricants Partners with Top Eco-Responsible Auto Center
WICHITA, Kan., May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –Universal Lubricants, a provider of premier motor oil that turns used oil feedstock into re-refined base oil, announced today that its ECO ULTRA line is now the product suite of choice for Colorado-based Green Garage. The comprehensive auto care and repair center prides itself on offering individuals, corporations and fleets better “smileage” with advanced maintenance products and services that use less oil and create less waste. Continue reading