Issue5

Happy holidays and welcome to the holiday edition of The Acclivity Health Report!

Searching for a new job can be tough under any circumstances, but it can be particularly frustrating during this hectic time of year. Often job seekers slow or suspend their search efforts during the holidays, but that could be a big mistake! Actually, the holidays can be the perfect time of year to find …
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• Jobless Rate Nears Three-Year Low: Good news on jobs and no, that’s not a typo. The Labor Department reported that 120,000 new jobs were added in November and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.6 percent, the lowest rate since March 2009…
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• St. Jude Medical gets FDA OK for Unify Quadra: Medical device maker St. Jude Medical Inc. stated recently that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of its Unify Quadra implantable defibrillator system, and it will start shipping the devices to …
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• Improve your health during the holidays:
  Make the holiday season a time for health with the Every Body Walk! mobile application that launched today. The app is a fun, interactive tool to create and maintain a daily walking routine. It’s an easy way to get active, stay healthy and burn calories during the holiday …
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• Cigna Finalizes FirstAssist Acquisition:
  Global health service company Cigna (NYSE:CI) has finalized the acquisition of FirstAssist Insurance Services Limited following regulatory approval from the UK’s Financial …
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• Industry urges passage of bill to encourage Medicaid’s generics use: The Generic Pharmaceutical Association and the National Community Pharmacists Association are among groups urging the Senate to pass …
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• Thirteen states receive federal funding to set up HIE: The Obama administration announced that it is set to award close to $220 million in federal funding to 13 states that made progress in setting up a health insurance …
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~ Barbara Hart, RN

• Debunking the Holiday Job Search Myth: One of the top myths of job searching is that no one hires during the holidays. And, in fact, this has become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Many job seekers…
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• Holiday Job Search Tips: Are you looking for a new position this holiday season? You can turn the festivities of the holidays into tools to find you that great…
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