Articles filed under Health
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Cook County measles outbreak has cost health departments $150,000Mar 13, 2015 1:00 am - The recent Cook County measles outbreak has cost the state and suburban health departments at least $150,000, officials said. Illinois hasn't seen a new measles case sin...
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E-cigarette ingredients concern Naperville councilMar 13, 2015 1:00 am - Uncertainty about what's really inside the alternative smoking devices known as e-cigarettes is concerning some Naperville City Council members as they consider new regu...
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Louisiana germ release likely due to lax use of lab garmentsMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The accidental release of dangerous bacteria at a Louisiana research center probably occurred because workers were lax about how they wore protective gar...
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IRS warns of tax scams involving health care lawMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Unscrupulous tax preparers are using President Barack Obama's health care law as a ploy to pocket bogus fines from unsuspecting taxpayers, including so...
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German court orders vaccination cynic to pay for virus proofMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - BERLIN (AP) - A German court has ruled that a prominent anti-vaccination advocate must pay a doctor 100,000 euros ($105,720) in prize money he had promised to anyone who...
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American who contracted Ebola arrives at Maryland hospitalMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - An American health care worker who contracted Ebola while volunteering in a Sierra Leone treatment unit is in serious condition after arriving at th...
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NBC News medical editor Nancy Snyderman resignsMar 11, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Dr. Nancy Snyderman said Thursday that she's leaving her job as chief medical editor for NBC News, six months after unleashing public anger for failing t...
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Sierra Leone sees worrying spike in Ebola cases over weekMar 11, 2015 11:00 pm - FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - Sierra Leone has seen a worrying spike in confirmed Ebola cases over the past week in four districts, the head of the national Ebola respon...
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World Health Organization says deaths in current Ebola outbreak have topped 10,000Mar 11, 2015 11:00 pm - BERLIN (AP) - World Health Organization says deaths in current Ebola outbreak have topped 10,000. ...
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NCH awarded hospital accreditation from The Joint CommissionMar 11, 2015 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (March 12, 2015) - Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH) has once again earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital Accredit...