U.S. Accuses Walgreen of Racial Bias
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A class-action lawsuit said the nationâs largest drugstore chain discriminated against thousands of black employees.
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Walgreen Co. (WAG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the top US drugstore chain, on Tuesday reported higher October sales, but growth at rival Rite Aid Corp.
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Walgreen Co. , the No. 1 U.S. drugstore chain, on Tuesday said sales at stores open at least a year rose 8.5 percent in September, helped by strong sales of prescription medications.
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The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration warned GlaxoSmithKline Plc  on Thursday over  misleading advertisements touting its hypertension drug called  Coreg.
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Consumer advocates backed by some  prominent doctors and researchers on Thursday questioned a new  U.S. policy recommending wider use of statin drugs to lower  cholesterol.
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South Africa's ruling party has  accused top U.S. officials of treating Africans like guinea  pigs amid questions over testing of a key HIV/AIDS drug before  a U.S.-backed roll-out of the treatment across the continent.
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The American Medical Association said on Monday it will ask state and federal authorities to investigate retail health clinics such as those offered in CVS/Caremark stores, Wal-Mart Stores and Walgreen Co. for possible conflicts of interest.
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NEW YORK  - Much of the racial and ethnic  differences in the care given to patients hospitalized with a  heart attack can be explained by the quality of the hospital to  which patients are admitted, rather than racial bias, a new  study indicates.
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A U.S. law firm has announced a class  action lawsuit against AstraZeneca Plc accusing the  Anglo-Swedish drugmaker of deception in its promotion of ulcer  pill Nexium.
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The biggest sexual discrimination case in U.S. history advanced against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday when a top court ruled that more than a million women could join a suit charging bias in pay and promotions.
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The maker of the first medication approved for use in a specific racial group is preparing to roll out its first advertisements in a narrowly targeted campaign that stresses quality-of-life issues for black heart-failure patients rather than dwelling on race.
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Walgreen (NYSE: WAG), a company that has built a business largely on prescription drugs, reported its 30th consecutive year of record sales and earnings today.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., faced with   accusations it provides inadequate health care for more than a   million U.S. employees, plans to announce a major health care   initiative on Thursday.
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The Food and Drug Administration of the US found itself in the midst of a rather unpleasant controversy. Recently the chief of Cleveland Clinic Foundationâs department of cardiovascular medicine blamed this
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Sears, Roebuck & Co. S.N, was sued  this week by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,  which said the largest U.S. department store chain illegally  fired a store manager because he was black.
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Wal-Mart has been sued in federal court by a man who claims the world&#39;s largest retailer discriminates against blacks in 12 Southern states from seeking truck-driving jobs.
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Walgreen Co , one of the largest U.S. drugstore chains, on Thursday posted a 2.6 percent increase in sales at stores open at least a year, hurt by weakness in seasonal items and a mild flu season.