ALSO NOTED: Arrests in Chicago Hospital kickback case;McKesson in Westcare deal; and much more...

> Chicago police arrested a senior manager at investment house Bear Stearns and a former hospital board member in a kickback case. Story

> The Washington Post looks at how media coverage overplayed last year's news of a study heralding the finding that aspirin may reduce breast cancer risk. Story

> India has dominated the outsourcing market for years. These days it has a new rival; neighboring Pakistan is getting a piece of the action. Story

> LifePoint hospitals said it is buying 350-bed Danville Regional Medical Center in Virginia. Release

> Hospira announced the launch of a wireless version of its MedNet medication management system. Release

> TheStreet.com's Melissa Davis wonders why HCA insiders sold heavily this February. The company announced good earnings results this April. Story

> McKesson said it has signed a deal with North Carolina's WestCare to implement its Paragon hospital information system. Release

And Finally... Naked Chef Jamie Oliver has been called in to upgrade food in Britain's hospitals. Story

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