Articles filed under Health
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WHO to begin large-scale testing of Ebola vaccine in GuineaMar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization will start large-scale testing of an experimental Ebola vaccine in Guinea on Saturday to see how effective it might be in pre...
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Last Ebola patient is released in LiberiaMar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Liberia released its last Ebola patient, a 58-year old teacher, from a treatment center on Thursday, beginning its countdown to being declared E...
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Liberia releases last Ebola patient; Countdown to being declared Ebola free beginsMar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Liberia releases last Ebola patient; Countdown to being declared Ebola free begins . ...
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After Ebola ban, N. Korea opens marathon to foreignersMar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - TOKYO (AP) - After lifting travel restrictions it imposed because of concerns over the Ebola virus, North Korea says foreigners can now take part in one of its most popu...
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Report: Suicides by girls and young women continue to climbMar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The suicide rate for girls and young women in the U.S. continues to rise, at a pace far faster than for young males, health officials said Thursday. The ...
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States on edge about the future of health insurance marketsMar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - MIAMI (AP) - Mixed signals from the Supreme Court have states on edge about the future of health insurance subsidies for millions of Americans. And a summer decision fro...
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Good Shepherd's $247 million modernization remains on targetMar 04, 2015 12:00 am - Work continues in full swing on the $247 million campus modernization project at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Lake Barrington. The four-year project includes const...
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Hoffman Estates hosts event for families with special needsMar 04, 2015 12:00 am - The village of Hoffman Estates Commission for Disabled Citizens will host a series of presentations, vendor exhibits and hands-on experiences for families and individual...
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N. Chicago-based AbbVie to buy Pharmacyclics for $21BMar 04, 2015 12:00 am - AbbVie Inc. agreed to buy Pharmacyclics Inc. in a $21 billion deal after beating out Johnson & Johnson for control of a blockbuster blood cancer therapy that will help i...
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How much sugar is in that? WHO says we're eating too muchMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - New guidelines from the World Health Organization are enough to kill anyone's sugar high. The U.N. health agency says the world is eating too much sugar an...