Articles filed under Health
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Michigan man among 1st in U.S. to get 'bionic eye'Apr 23, 2014 1:01 am - ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A degenerative eye disease slowly robbed Roger Pontz of his vision. Diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa as a teenager, Pontz has been almost completel...
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March for Babies raises money for March of DimesApr 22, 2014 11:00 pm - One year ago, Meghan Beatty of Elmhurst and her husband walked in the March for Babies as new parents with tiny twin babies still in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. T...
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Dead 12,000 years, Magdalenian Woman's makeover beginsApr 22, 2014 1:00 am - This woman who has everyone so excited, where is her head? “It's in my Subaru Forester, riding in the back seat with the seat belt,” says anthropologist JP Brown, conser...
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Court declines to block drug ruling in patent caseApr 20, 2014 6:09 am - WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday declined to temporarily block a lower-court ruling that opens the world's best-selling multiple sclerosis...
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Smartphone apps remind patients to take their medsApr 19, 2014 8:11 am - Medicine only helps if you take it properly. And adhering to an exact schedule of what to take, and when, can be challenging for patients who are forgetful or need to ta...
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Judge says American can't end retiree benefits yetApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - DALLAS - A federal judge has rejected an attempt by American Airlines to quickly cut off benefits for many of its retirees. American wants retirees who wish to keep thei...
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Medicaid paid $12 million for dead people in IllinoisApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - The Illinois Medicaid program paid an estimated $12 million for medical services for people listed as deceased in other state records, according to an internal state gov...
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Late sign-ups improve outlook for Obama health lawApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - A surge of eleventh-hour enrollments has improved the outlook for President Barack Obama's health care law, with more people signing up overall and a much-n...
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Defend 'Obamacare' unabashedly, some Democrats sayApr 17, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - With enrollments higher than expected, and costs lower, some Democrats say it's time to stop hiding from the president's health care overhaul, even in this ...
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Astellas to pay $7.3 million settlementApr 16, 2014 1:01 am - The U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday that an Northbrook-based pharmaceutical company will pay $7.3 million to resolve allegations involving the marketing of t...