CONSHOHOCKEN , Pa. (Jun. 22) The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners has honored Sandy Ryan, Take Care Health Systems' chief nurse practitioner, as a 2009 Fellow of the AANP.

MINNEAPOLIS (Jun. 24) MinuteClinic is now a participating provider in insurance plans offered by CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., the company announced on Wednesday.

DEERFIELD , Ill. (Jun. 22) Ramping up its increasingly aggressive commitment to being a broad-based health solutions company, Walgreens is gearing up to test a new, pharmacy-centered disease management program for patients with diabetes.

WASHINGTON (Jun. 25) One-in-4 American adults suffers from a silent condition known as pre-diabetes, a condition that costs the nation $25 billion a year in medical costs, according to new data.

IRVINE , Calif. (Jun. 22) Though the use of generic prescription drugs has soared in recent years – to more than 60% of all prescriptions, by some estimates – many Americans remain in the dark about generics when it comes to their cost, active ingredients and effectiveness, according to a new survey.

ANN ARBOR , Mich. (Jun. 22) Patients on a course of antibiotics may have disrupted gut flora for weeks after stopping the medication, according to a report in the June issue of Infection and Immunity.

ATLANTA (Jun. 19) The novel H1N1 virus is still proliferating, even this late into the spring, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday during a press conference.

NEW YORK (Jun. 24) Young adults ages 18 to 30 with low aerobic fitness levels are two to three times more likely to develop diabetes in 20 years in comparison with those who are fit, according to a recent study.

CONSHOHOCKEN , Pa. (Jun. 19) Take Care Health Systems, which is owned by Walgreens, has opened a new retail-based clinic in the Kansas City area.

NEW YORK (Jun. 12) A recent article in Time magazine underscored the important role that retail-based clinics play in today's U.S. healthcare system, and is a strong sign that clinic expansion will continue.

MILWAUKEE (Jun. 19) A nonprofit healthcare system in Wisconsin has received a grant to fund research on whether targeted or universal screening of hospital patients is cost-effective in the prevention of antibiotic-resistant staphylococcus infections.

BLOOMINGTON , Minn. (Jun. 18) Mayo Clinic is looking to set up a facility at Mall of America in Bloomington that would augment services offered at Mayo Clinic.

SCOTTSDALE , Ariz. (Jun. 17) The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued a surprise warning letter to Matrixx Initiatives around two of its 19 existing Zicam products, specifically Zicam Cold Remedy nasal gel and Zicam Cold Remedy swabs.

BURLINGTON , Mass. (Jun. 16) While the administration of Barack Obama has set aside $2 billion of stimulus money to promote the adoption of electronic health records, the overwhelming majority of doctors say money isn’t the biggest incentive, according to a new study.

GENEVA, Switzerland (Jun. 11) The H1N1 influenza, popularly known as swine flu, is officially a pandemic.

ATLANTA (Jun. 12) Should consumers later this year be more concerned about getting a vaccine shot for the novel H1N1 strain, should one be developed in time, in place of maybe the seasonal influenza vaccine?

BOSTON (Jun. 12) As retail-based clinics become increasingly popular with patients nationwide, Bostonians appear to be less likely to use such clinics, at least according to a recent article in the Boston Business Journal, citing the results of a Deloitte study.

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. (Jun. 9) Take Care Health Systems, which is owned by Walgreens, has announced the opening of a new clinic in the Knoxville, Tenn., area.

WASHINGTON (Jun. 9) Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a new report Tuesday on health disparities in America.

WASHINGTON (Jun. 9) Extending a long campaign to educate federal lawmakers on the value of pharmacy-based patient care services, three pharmacy groups Tuesday briefed members of Congress on the benefits of pharmacist-provided medication therapy management.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Jun. 8) Research from an international market research firm indicated that more than 2 million adults in the United States run the risk of heart attack from vulnerable plaque.