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Upcoming Events featuring
National CooperativeRx
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Mid-Sized Retirement & Healthcare Plan Management Conference
September 9-12, 2012
Las Vegas, NV
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RASHRM Annual Conference
October 16, 2012
Rockford, IL
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National CooperativeRx is a not-for-profit coalition founded and owned by plan sponsors to achieve higher value prescription benefits through volume purchasing, clinical solutions, actionable data and unparalleled customer service. For your sales and marketing needs, please contact us at 866-679-9479, extension 223
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September is National Cholesterol Education Month
High blood cholesterol affects over 65 million Americans. It is a serious condition that increases your risk for heart disease. The higher your cholesterol level, the greater the risk. You can have high cholesterol and not know it. Lowering cholesterol levels that are too high lessens your risk for developing heart disease and reduces the chance of having a heart attack or dying of heart disease.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute offers helpful resources to use during National Cholesterol Education Month.
For more information, click here.
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Time. How much does being fit in middle-age affect your health in later years? Research has shown that people who are fit in middle age have lower risks of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, some cancers and Alzheimer's disease. (Park, 8/28) Full story
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The Daily Mail. A recent study has shown that a good diet and exercise can reduce the risk of high blood pressure by two-thirds. This demonstrates that diet and exercise can be as effective as prescription drugs in some cases. (Hope, 8/27) Full story
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Health. Some hormone therapy drugs that are used to suppress testosterone in men with prostrate cancer can cause side effects such as enlarged breasts and pain, causing some men to stop drug treatment early. The breast cancer drug tamoxifen may reduce some of these side effects, as demonstrated in clinical trials. (8/28) Full Story
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Fox News. With 1.4M new cases each year, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. The drug maker Roche has created a new drug, T-DM1, that the company states "significantly extended the lives of women with an aggressive type of breast cancer compared with those receiving the standard drug cocktail." Roche has submitted it for FDA approval. (8/27) Full Story
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NY Daily News. The FDA has approved a once-a-day pill for people who are HIV positive. The drug, Stribild, provides a complete treatment regimen and should be available to patients by the end of the week. (8/28) Full Story
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Employee Benefit News. 88% of employers questioned stated that they plan to continue to provide active employees health benefits, a percentage that is higher than the 71% that thought they would continue to provide benefits when questioned last year. However, the majority of employers are changing their current plans, with many discontinuing retiree medical plan sponsorship for post-65 retirees. (8/30) Full Story
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