Articles filed under Health
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Buffalo Grove talks ins and outs of medical marijuana lawSep 10, 2013 2:09 pm - The Buffalo Grove police chief briefed the village board Monday on the unanswered questions related to the legalization of medical marijuana. Chief Steven Casstevens del...
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Report finds aging U.S. faces crisis in cancer careSep 10, 2013 11:15 am - WASHINGTON — A new report says the United States is facing a crisis in cancer care in a time of aging baby boomers, complex new treatments and rising costs. Scientists k...
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Vista East links up with Lurie Children’s HospitalSep 08, 2013 4:49 pm - Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago will provide 24-hour pediatric hospitalist coverage, including inpatient pediatric care and emergency room consult...
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Confused about health insurance marketplaces? Here’s some guidanceSep 08, 2013 7:56 am - With the opening of the online health insurance marketplaces just a little over a month away, I’ve been receiving many questions about how they’ll work. Q: It sounds lik...
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Study: E-cigarettes as good as nicotine patchesSep 08, 2013 3:57 am - LONDON — Electronic cigarettes worked just as well as nicotine patches to help smokers quit, according to the first study to compare them. E-cigarettes are battery-opera...
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Bill Clinton stumps for health care lawSep 07, 2013 11:00 pm - President Barack Obama deployed his highest-profile spokesman yet on Wednesday to tout his far-reaching health care law: the 42nd president of the United States. And Bil...
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In drought, water war in California being fought undergroundSep 07, 2013 3:58 pm - FRESNO, Calif. — For decades, this city in California’s agricultural heartland relied exclusively on cheap, plentiful groundwater and pumped increasingly larger amounts ...
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U.S., China agree to work on phasing out hydrofluorocarbonsSep 06, 2013 5:59 pm - The United States and China announced Friday they would seek to eliminate some of the world’s most potent greenhouse gases through the 1987 Montreal Protocol, the landma...
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J&J recalls infant Motrin due to plastic specksSep 06, 2013 5:47 pm - WASHINGTON — Johnson & Johnson is recalling 200,000 bottles of Motrin Infants formula due to the risk that they contain tiny plastic particles. J&J’s McNeil unit said F...
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How to invest in your health careSep 06, 2013 3:56 pm - NEW YORK — You already can invest your retirement money and your kid’s college savings on Wall Street. Next on the list: your health care. A growing number of employees ...