Indiana closer to eliminating anti-smoking agency
The plan approved by the Republican-controlled Senate would transfer the duties of the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation
board to the State Department of Health.
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The plan approved by the Republican-controlled Senate would transfer the duties of the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation
board to the State Department of Health.
Dr. Beata Samuel joined Accent Pediatrics, a Community Physicians of Indiana office. Originally from Dallas,
Samuel earned her medical degree at Bangalore University in India.
Susan Perkins, a registered nurse, has been appointed disaster management coordinator at St. Francis Hospital
& Health Centers. Perkins previously worked at the hospital in emergency room services.
James Jordan's firm, Strategic Data Management, has developed a Web-based portal to help diabetics chart
and manage their blood sugar levels. The firm is now pitching its portal for a fee to doctors, health plans, device manufacturers,
drug firms and others.
The Indianapolis Medical Society hopes an online database that compares one doctor's reimbursement rates against market
averages helps its members negotiate with health plans.
Two of the five most-advertised drugs belong to hometown drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. According to 2009 data from The Nielsen Co., Lilly spent $178 million to advertise Cymbalta, its antidepressant and pain medicine, and another $167 million to hawk Cialis, its anti-impotence pills. Those two drugs ranked No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. They […]
An All Things Automotive franchise is replacing Saturn of Fishers. The concept, aimed particularly at displaced Saturn dealers,
involves used-car sales and service bays stocked by Carquest.
The biker who nearly ran you into the ditch just might be your friendly investment banker.
Plainfield police say a pedestrian was struck by a car while trying to cross the street about 6:30 Tuesday morning. The incident
occurred near Stanley Road about a quarter-mile west of State Road 267 in a residential area near a medical park and apartment
complex. The male victim was taken to Wishard Hospital in serious condition. Police don’t believe the driver who hit
him was impaired, but they are running tests to make sure.
By pounding health insurers such as WellPoint Inc., President Obama has greatly boosted his chances of success in the eyes
of Wall Street. But to make his health reform bill reality, he might need to answer the less-than-reassuring news coming from
Massachusetts.
Indianapolis police are investigating a possible robbery at a bus stop Tuesday morning. A 14-year-old girl said a man tried
to rob her in the 1200 block of North Tuxedo, right in front of her house. She told police a man driving a dark-colored SUV
pulled up and said “Get in the car.” Then, she said, he grabbed a necklace and ring she was wearing. Detectives
are asking anyone with information about the crime to call Crime Stoppers at (317) 262-8477.
There is a new push to keep students safe on Purdue University’s campus in West Lafayette. Surveillance cameras are
being installed in 54 locations as part of a $1.4 million security project that began last year. By fall, the university hopes
to have 133 cameras in place, many of them in parking garages. Campus police will monitor the camera feeds 24 hours a day.
Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
The Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board on Monday rejected a request from Axe deodorant to place an advertisement in Lucas
Oil Stadium because the message is too racy for youngsters.
With six days left to vote, it looks like the vote for the Madden 11 cover is down to two. For the first time, fans have a
say in the outcome, but Colts fans may have good reason to cheer against their man this time.
nGenX Corp. is opening an Indianapolis office to tap into increased demand for outsourced data centers.
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is teaming with National Geographic on a permanent exhibit, "National Geographic
Treasures of the Earth," intended to provide immersive learning in archeological excavation.
Indiana is one of a dozen states that could be getting a slice of about $75 million in federal funds this year to improve
the water quality of its rivers and streams.
Fishers-based Exacq Technologies Inc. will invest $1.1 million to expand its Exit Five Parkway headquarters, creating as many
as 49 new jobs by 2013.
Negotiations on some major issues resumed in the Indiana General Assembly on Monday after a meltdown occurred last week.
The cash payment matches a provision of a competing bid by Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc., which has offered
to buy its biggest competitor for more than $10 billion and pay all unsecured creditors.