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10 Secrets for Shopping Healthier at the Grocery Store

Healthy Eating Reader’s Digest EditorsDec 18 Grocery shopping can be a dietary minefield. Be sure to head in with these great pointers. Look for short ingredient lists Shutterstock/eldar nurkovic When you find a packaged food in the supermarket with a long list of ingredients on the label, just set it back on the shelf and… Read More: 10 Secrets for Shopping Healthier at the Grocery Store »

Cigna, Express Scripts merger to close Thursday

Cigna and Express Scripts on Tuesday cleared their final state hurdle towards an expected merger closing on Thursday. On Tuesday, the companies received regulatory approval from New Jersey, the last state to weigh in after California and New York gave their permission, with conditions, last week. WHY THIS MATTERS The $ 67 billion merger is… Read More: Cigna, Express Scripts merger to close Thursday »

Addicted to Vaped Nicotine, Teenagers Have No Clear Path to Quitting

A Harvard addiction medicine specialist is getting calls from distraught parents around the country. A Stanford psychologist is getting calls from rattled school officials around the world. A federal agency has ordered a public hearing on the issue. Alarmed by the addictive nature of nicotine in e-cigarettes and its impact on the developing brain, public… Read More: Addicted to Vaped Nicotine, Teenagers Have No Clear Path to… »

FDA Approves Motegrity (prucalopride) for Adults with Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC)

FDA Approves Motegrity (prucalopride) for Adults with Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC) Print this page Cambridge, Mass. – December 17, 2018 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG) has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Motegrity™ (prucalopride), a once-daily, oral treatment option for adults with Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC).1 Motegrity, a… Read More: FDA Approves Motegrity (prucalopride) for Adults with Chronic Idiopathic Constipation… »