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Vitamin Beats Statin: Is Merck's Zetia in Trouble?

SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Burrill Report submits: A small study is causing a big splash in the multi-billion dollar world of cholesterol treatments. The test, pitting a prescription form of the B vitamin niacin against the prescription drug ezetimibe, found that niacin significantly shrank artery walls when taken in combination with a statin. The commercial version of ezetimibe by contrast, sold by Merck ( MRK ) as Zetia,...

Media Matters staff: So who's still advertising on Beck ? Nov. 20 edition ...

Media Matters for America (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009

Eighty advertisers have reportedly dropped their ads from Glenn Beck's Fox News program since he called President Obama a "racist" who has a "deep-seated hatred of white people." Here are his November 20 sponsors, in the order they appeared: Goldline International, Inc. Lifestyle Lift Nuance Communications (Dragon NaturallySpeaking) Sony Music Entertainment (Susan Boyle, "I...

UnitedHealthcare Named 2009 Best Health Plan Provider by Readers of Business Insurance Magazine (Business Wire)

On Our Radar Today (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

MINNEAPOLIS----UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group company, has been named the “Best Health Plan Provider” by the readers of Business Insurance in the magazine’s fifth annual Readers Choice Awards.

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Showing Bullish Technicals With A 4 Star Buy Rating From S&P

MarketIntelligenceCenter.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) closed yesterday at $28.87. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $15.19 and 52-week high of $30.25. UnitedHealth Group stock has been showing support around 28.42 and resistance in the 29.34 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives UNH a positive 4 STAR (out of 5) buy rating. UNH appears on the Investors Observer Analysts Favorites...

UnitedHealthcare Named 2009 Best Health Plan Provider by Readers of Business Insurance Magazine

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) company, has been named the “Best Health Plan Provider” by the readers of Business Insurance in the magazine’s fifth annual Readers Choice Awards. The Business Insurance Readers Choice Awards invite the publication’s readers to vote for the insurance companies they believe offer the best overall...

AHA News - generic simvastatin rocks!

PharmaGossip (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Cholesterol pills Vytorin from Merck & Co. and Lipitor from Pfizer Inc. worked no better than simvastatin, a cheaper generic medicine, at keeping patients out of the hospital for heart attacks or stroke, a study found. Researchers with UnitedHealth Group Inc. ’s pharmacy benefits unit Prescription Solutions analyzed medical claims of 30,000 patients taking one of the three drugs. They found...

Cardiovascular Outcomes with Ezetimibe and Simvastatin Similar to Statin Alone, Claims Data Suggest

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prescription Solutions, a leading pharmacy benefits management (PBM) organization and a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, released a study that found no significant differences in cardiovascular outcomes when comparing the effectiveness of ezetimibe/simvastatin to equipotent doses of simvastatin or atorvastatin alone. The findings were presented at the American...

Red States Operate on the Blue States' Dime

Griper Blade (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

Let's get right to the point. The five poorest states in the nation are Mississippi, West Virginia, Arkansas, South Carolina, and Kentucky. The five wealthiest states are Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, and Maryland. Those are the numbers from the US Census and they tell us a lot about the partisan divide in America. Of the five pooorest states in the union, five are Red States that...

The Circular Firing Squad

Bad Attitudes (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

From Perrspectives : Throughout their all-out campaign to stop health care reform, Republican leaders have relied on questionable forecasts from the Lewin Group, a subsidiary of insurer UnitedHealth Group. Now, another study funded by UnitedHealth has some unwelcome news for the GOP braintrust: the red states they represent are the unhealthiest in the nation. Following on the heels of the Commonwealth...

• Red State Reality: Unhealthiest Residents, Worst Health Care - Crooks and Liars
• Republican Dominated States=Worst Health Care Systems - Roxanne's Blog

America's Healthiest and Unhealthiest States

FREEDOM EDEN (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

The United Health Foundation has put out its annual ranking of the healthiest and unhealthiest states. From Forbes : This annual ranking, published by the United Health Foundation, looks at 22 indicators of health, including everything from how many children receive recommended vaccinations, to obesity and smoking rates, to cancer deaths. (Insurer UnitedHealth Group funds the foundation.) Scores for...

Study: Washington is nation’s 11th-healthiest state

The Puget Sound Business Journal (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

Washington state is the nation’s 11th healthiest state, according to the 2009 edition of America’s Health Rankings, an annual report published by the United Health Foundation, the nonprofit arm of health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc.

Report: Kentucky is 41st healthiest state

The Business First of Louisville (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

Only nine states are less healthy than Kentucky, according to the 2009 edition of America’s Health Rankings, an annual report published by the United Health Foundation, the nonprofit arm of health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc.

Prescription Solutions Wins 2009 ASTD BEST, eHealthcare Leadership and MarCom Awards

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prescription Solutions, a leading pharmacy benefit management (PBM) organization and a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, has received several awards for customer service and its consumer Web site. The company won a 2009 BEST Award from the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) in recognition of its Customer Advocacy initiative, becoming the first...

Over half of Americans don’t take Rx medicines as instructed, pointing to growing public health problem

thepharmaletter.com (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

Some 54% of Americans say they do not consistently take prescriptions as instructed even though 87 percent believe prescription medicines are important to their health - pointing to a growing public health problem, according to a survey examining prescription adherence was released by Prescription Solutions, a leading pharmacy benefit management organization and a UnitedHealth Group and the National...

Whos Hiring – Top employers week of 11-16-09

reCareered (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 11/16/09. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies experiencing growth. Despite the recession, these companies are all expanding. Total Job Openings:...