Articles filed under Health
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Smoked salmon blamed for salmonella outbreakOct 02, 2012 4:13 pm - THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Smoked salmon tainted with salmonella bacteria has sickened hundreds of people in the Netherlands, sparking major recalls there and in the U.S.,...
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Context 4 expands relationship with Health DesignOct 02, 2012 9:10 am - NAPERVILLE — Context 4 Healthcare announced an expanded partnership with Health Design Plus, with their purchase of Context’s FirstPass medical claim editing solution. H...
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CORPAK acquires Merck Serono’s U.K. sales, distributionOct 02, 2012 9:10 am - BUFFALO GROVE — CORPAK MedSystems, Inc., said it will acquire the gastroenterology sales and distribution operation of Merck Serono Limited in the U.K. and Ireland. Merc...
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Villa Park expo to help physically disabled improve accessibilityOct 01, 2012 11:00 am - After last year's Mobility Expo and Conference in Villa Park, Cindy Shaw, owner of the Home for Life Advantage home modification company, spent another two hours talking...
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Illinois sets benchmark for health coverageSep 28, 2012 3:53 pm - Illinois officials chose a relatively lean small-group policy Friday as the benchmark plan for essential health benefits in the state, another milepost in implementing P...
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Bayer, Onyx win FDA approval for cancer drugSep 27, 2012 4:01 pm - WASHINGTON — Bayer, Germany’s largest drugmaker, and Onyx Pharmaceuticals won regulatory approval Thursday for an advanced-colorectal cancer drug for patients whose dise...
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These gadgets do the work then dissolve — inside youSep 27, 2012 1:10 pm - NEW YORK — As consumers we want our electronic gadgets to be durable. But as patients, we might want them to dissolve — inside our bodies. Scientists reported Thursd...
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AP-GfK Poll: Most see health law being implementedSep 26, 2012 9:23 am - WASHINGTON — They may not like it, but they don’t see it going away. About 7 in 10 Americans think President Barack Obama’s health care law will go fully into effect wit...
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Report: Premium hikes for top Medicare drug plansSep 25, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON) — Seniors enrolled in seven of the 10 most popular Medicare prescription drug plans will be hit with double-digit premium hikes next year if they don't shop ...
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Romney’s plan for Medicare: Important details still in fluxSep 24, 2012 5:26 am - WASHINGTON — Medicare is the one health insurance plan that will cover virtually every American at some point in life, and Republican Mitt Romney is proposing the bigges...