Articles filed under Health
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Naperville employers wary of health care requirementsJul 08, 2013 2:27 pm - Naperville-area business people are reacting with a mix of relief and questions about the extended deadline for employers to offer medical coverage to their employees un...
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Toddler with lab-made windpipe diesJul 08, 2013 9:53 am - A 2-year-old girl who was implanted with a windpipe grown from her own stem cells has died, three months after she became the youngest person to receive the experimental...
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A big Medicaid gap looms in Obama health care lawJul 07, 2013 6:25 am - WASHINGTON — Nearly 2 in 3 uninsured low-income people who would qualify for subsidized coverage under President Barack Obama’s health care law may be out of luck next y...
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Norovirus vaccine a shot in the arm for cruisesJul 07, 2013 6:00 am - TOKYO — As a new strain of stomach flu leaves a trail of stomach-clenching illness from Sydney to San Diego, scientists are moving closer to thwarting it for good. Earl...
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Obama's health law will be judged on 3 questionsJul 06, 2013 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Three months before uninsured people can start shopping for coverage, some big unknowns loom over President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The surpris...
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What now? Q&A about latest snag in health care lawJul 06, 2013 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Nothing's ever easy with President Barack Obama's health care law. The latest hitch gives employers an additional year before they must offer medical covera...
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Editorial: PTSD treatment warrants more studyJul 05, 2013 8:59 am - Post-traumatic stress disorder is a sad and perplexing condition that affects victims of violence and trauma and, notably, many of our military service veterans. On aver...
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NFL says no to entering Obamacare arenaJul 04, 2013 7:03 am - The National Football League is used to big, bruising battles. But it announced it was likely staying out of one of the roughest fights in Washington: the war over Obama...
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Q&A: What gay marriage ruling means for taxes, benefitsJul 04, 2013 6:17 am - United States v. Windsor, the Supreme Court decision striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, was obviously of huge symbolic importance for LGBT Americans...
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Illinois investigating listeria outbreakJul 03, 2013 7:06 pm - Illinois public health officials say they’re investigating a listeria outbreak. The Illinois Department of Public Health said Wednesday that cheese has been linked to a ...