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Shareholders reject Middleby executive compensation plan
Tribune reporterOnly 49 percent of shareholders voted to approve the executive compensation at Elgin-based Middleby Corp. Commonly called "say on pay," those non-binding votes rarely go against publicly traded companies, and while shares of the commercial food-service...Tags: Career and Workplace, Business Enterprises, Politics, Interior Policy, CEO Pay
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Douglas A. Michels, President and CEO of OraSure Technologies
As a leader in point-of-care medical diagnostics, OraSure Technologies has had a worldwide impact on health through the launch of its innovative products. We are a global leader in oral fluid diagnostic technology, bringing to market first-of-its-kind...
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Top workplaces offer more than money
What makes a top workplace in the Lehigh Valley? Turns out it's not all about the size of your paycheck. That's the takeaway from The Morning Call's inaugural Top Workplaces survey, performed in partnership with Philadelphia-based WorkplaceDynamics,...
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Casey calls for delay of medical device tax
Call Washington BureauU.S. Sen. Bob Casey and 16 other Senate Democrats want the medical device tax - included in the 2010 healthcare reform law that they supported - postponed. The 2.3 percent excise tax that devicemakers must pay on their gross sales goes into effect on...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Robert P. Casey, Jr., HIV, Republican Party, Democratic Party
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FDA approves first HIV screening kit for at home use and quick results
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelThe Food and Drug Administration has approved the first self-administered screening kit to detect HIV and give results at home in about 20 minutes. The OraQuick In-Home HIV Test uses a saliva sample obtained by oral swab to determine the presence of HIV... -
Exclusive: FDA approves first over-the-counter rapid HIV test
The announcement that the FDA has approved the first over-the-counter rapid test for HIV should go a long way to stemming the spread of the disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are approximately 1.2 million...
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FDA Approves First Ever Take-home HIV Test
CNNThe first ever over-the-counter rapid HIV test has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Users of the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test swab their upper and lower gums with the included test pad device and place it into a vial of solution. Much like...Tags: HIV, Health, Food and Drug Administration, CNN (tv network), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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CDC trying out free rapid AIDS test at drugstores
ATLANTA (AP) — Would you go to a drugstore for an AIDS test? Health officials want to know, and they’ve set up a pilot program to find out. The $1.2 million project will offer free rapid HIV tests at pharmacies and in-store clinics in 24...
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Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley honors businesses, residents
Valley 610If you're looking to volunteer in the Lehigh Valley, one place to start is (go figure) the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley. Not only does it have dozens of organizations listed looking for willing volunteers, it helps place you into a spot you may... -
FDA approves saliva test for detecting AIDS virus
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Food and Drug Administration Friday approved the first AIDS test that uses saliva instead of blood to determine whether a person has been infected by the virus. But the agency warned that the saliva test is not as accurate as the current tests that...Tags: HIV, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California), Health and Medical Professionals, Health, Viral Diseases and Infections
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