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Best of Des Moines 2015

It’s time again for our annual Best of Des Moines awards. As in past years, our readers voted via an online open-ended survey for the businesses, people and events that they thought were the “Best …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 25, 2015
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Wellmark Foundation opens voting on community health projects

Earlier this summer, The Wellmark Foundation announced a new Community Kickstarter grant program that will provide up to $10,000 to 35 projects in Iowa and South Dakota focused on making communities more active or improving …
By BPC Staff | Sep 23, 2015
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Drug take-back events scheduled Thursday, Saturday

Prescription drug abuse is Iowa’s fastest-growing form of substance abuse, and addiction to powerful pain relievers is also fueling more heroin use. To counter that trend, the Iowa Department of Public Safety on Thursday will …
By BPC Staff | Sep 22, 2015
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Event Sept. 26: PurpleStride Iowa walk for pancreatic cancer

NewLink Genetics Corp., an Ames-based biopharmaceutical company at the forefront of developing and commercializing cancer vaccines, announced today that the company will participate in PurpleStride Iowa, a Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) event to promote …
By BPC Staff | Sep 22, 2015
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A tour of the fattest states of America

Iowa now has the 16th-highest adult obesity rate in the nation, according to a new report published by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.


“The State of Obesity: Better Policies…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 22, 2015
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Mercy partners with Immanuel for senior care services

Central Iowans in a nine-county area around Des Moines soon will have access to new health care services for seniors in a community setting rather than a nursing home or care facility, Mercy Medical Center – Des …
By BPC Staff | Sep 21, 2015
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DMACC, Des Moines University join Partnership for a Healthier America

Des Moines Area Community College and Des Moines University are joining 37 other colleges and universities across the nation in the Partnership for a Healthier America Initiative. The initiative aims to make campuses healthier by adopting guidelines …
By BPC Staff | Sep 21, 2015
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Harrisvaccines gets first OK for its avian flu vaccine

Ames-based vaccine producer Harrisvaccines Inc. today announced it has been granted U.S. Department of Agriculture conditional licensure of the company’s Avian Influenza Vaccine, RNA. This is the first conditional license for highly pathogenic avian influenza…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 21, 2015
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CVS Health Corp. agrees to $48 million settlement for concealing loss

CVS Health Corp. reached a $48 million settlement of a lawsuit that accused the U.S. drugstore operator of fraudulently concealing a big loss of revenue in its pharmacy benefits management business, culminating in a plunge…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 16, 2015
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Health care centers receive $6.9 million in federal funds

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell on Tuesday announced $6.9 million in Affordable Care Act funding to support health centers in Iowa in providing primary care services. The awards include $3.9 million for 14 health centers to …
By BPC Staff | Sep 16, 2015
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