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By Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) – CGI Group Inc , the information systems and management consultancy, said on Wednesday it would target acquisitions in cyber security while exiting some markets entirely, as it reported third-quarter profit and revenue that missed estimates. The company’s chief executive officer said it has compiled a short list of 85 potential acquisition targets that would help it grow by delving deeper into industries, three years
Headed to a yoga festival (or, you know, around the block to your local studio) and just can’t find anything cool to wear? This is your lucky day.
Some may find them (cutely) annoying, but scientists say they’re on to something. Dating couples who do this one thing on Facebook are more likely to be together after six months than those who don’t. It’s due to something called “public commitment theory.”
We’ve heard from many experts on both sides of this debate, but we’ve yet to hear from women who have actually made this decision for themselves. Here’s what they say.
Leading a healthy life without worrying about the weight aspect.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is planning to hold a vote on legislation in coming days on a Republican bill halting federal funding of Planned Parenthood, following the release of videos involving use of aborted fetal tissue for medical research.
Health insurer Centene Corp reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit and said it would consider buying the Medicare Advantage plans its rivals are likely to divest during the current phase of consolidation in the managed care industry. U.S. health insurers are consolidating in an attempt to cut costs and improve their bargaining power with doctors and hospitals. Anthem Inc said last week that it would buy Cigna Corp for about $54.2
“Although our health care system has its failings, we are making remarkable progress,” said Dr. Harlan Krumholz, the study’s lead author from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. “We will continue to identify our flaws and seek to improve, but people should feel good that all our efforts, collectively, are paying off.” For the new study, the researchers used data on over 68 million people on Medicare, the U.S. health
By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – A new study of college students finds that some of their “protective strategies” when they plan on drinking are actually tied to greater alcohol use. This study, and other studies of protective drinking strategies, “seem to be finding similar results, whether looking at 21st birthday drinking, spring break drinking, or college student drinking more generally,” said lead author Melissa A. Lewis of the University
“Although our health care system has its failings, we are making remarkable progress,” said Dr. Harlan Krumholz, the study’s lead author from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. “We will continue to identify our flaws and seek to improve, but people should feel good that all our efforts, collectively, are paying off.” For the new study, the researchers used data on over 68 million people on Medicare, the U.S. health
