Healthcare

ROCHESTER, NY -- Wegmans Inc. has been encouraging its associates to participate in an "Eat Well, Live Well Challenge" created to increase their awareness about the need to incorporate health-oriented activities such as exercise and consuming good food into their everyday lives.

COLTON, Calif. -- Thanks to a partnership of Milk-Bone and Stater Bros. here, 9-year-old Charlie Ristow of Yorba Linda, Calif., who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair, will get a new best friend.

COLTON, Calif. -- Thanks to a partnership of Milk-Bone and Stater Bros. here, 9-year-old Charlie Ristow of Yorba Linda, Calif., who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair, will get a new best friend.

BOISE, Idaho -- The hurricanes that rocked the Southeast are still ringing in the ears of Albertsons execs. The chain yesterday cited the after effects of the hurricanes as it revised its 2004 earnings guidance downward, saying it expects earnings from continuing operations in the range of $1.29 to $1.31 per share.

NORTHFIELD, Ill. -- Furthering its commitment to health and nutrition, Kraft Foods, Inc. has named Richard Black to the new post of v.p., nutrition, effective Feb. 28. Black will be responsible for developing and leading company-wide nutrition programs. He will also oversee nutrition strategies and guidelines, measurement of nutritional quality, and "specific portfolio improvement opportunities," according to Kraft.

DENVER -- A three judge panel in the 10th Circuit federal appeals court here has overturned a 1999 ruling that Wal-Mart broke labor laws by not compensating its pharmacists for overtime work, according to published reports. The reversal of the ruling virtually guarantees a long trial, unless the parties reach a settlement.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. ¿ Wal-Mart and Sam's Club pharmacies will offer complimentary cholesterol and blood pressure screenings as part of two Healthy Heart Community Events this month to raise awareness of the nation's No. 1 killer -- heart disease.

WASHINGTON -- Technology, e-prescribing, the new Medicare drug benefit, and business-building opportunities are just a few of the topics that will be covered at the 18th Annual Supermarket Pharmacy Conference, to be held April 9 to April 12 in New Orleans. Hosted by the Food Marketing Institute, the conference will offer pharmacy representatives a global look at current health care issues, as well as an opportunity to review future challenges.