Articles filed under Health
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Sunday deadline driving health law sign-ups for 2015Feb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Ahead of a Sunday deadline, consumers are stepping up to enroll for 2015 coverage under President Barack Obama's health care law, administration offici...
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Liberia president calls for zero Ebola cases, vigilanceFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Liberia's president vowed Wednesday that the country would get to zero Ebola cases soon as the U.S. military announced it will be withdrawing mo...
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Texas Insurance Brokers Play Bigger Obamacare RoleFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - As the health law’s second open enrollment season barrels to a close on Sunday, nearly a million Texans have purchased or applied for health insurance. This time aroun...
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Commuter with measles prompts California transit warningFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Officials in Northern California on Wednesday warned Bay Area Rapid Transit commuters that they may have been exposed to measles after an infected L...
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GAO: Veterans' health care costs a 'high risk' for taxpayersFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional investigators have designated veterans' health care as a "high risk" budget issue that threatens big costs to taxpayers unless longstandi...
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Brain stents show big promise for certain stroke patientsFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - Stroke experts are reporting a major advance: Stents similar to the ones used to open clogged heart arteries also can be used to clear a blood clot in the brain, greatly...
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Obama says US has 'risen to the challenge' of fighting EbolaFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama heralded a "new phase in the fight" against Ebola on Wednesday and said progress against the outbreak in West Africa will allow ...
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KB Homes says new home orders up 25 percentFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - In a fresh sign of the recovering U.S. housing market, KB Home said Wednesday that its orders for new homes so far in its current quarter jumped 25 perce...
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Two more measles cases from Palatine day care centerFeb 10, 2015 12:00 am - Two more infants from a Palatine day care center have measles, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Illinois to 10, health officials said Tuesday afternoon. C...
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Obama to withdraw most US military troops fighting Ebola outbreak in West AfricaFeb 09, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama to withdraw most US military troops fighting Ebola outbreak in West Africa. ...