Articles filed under Health
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Some think religious vaccination exemption is too broadJun 30, 2013 8:00 am - Illinois has two types of exemptions allowing unvaccinated kids to stay in school: One calls for a doctor’s note if, for example, a child is allergic to a certain vaccin...
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Fed officials approve horse slaughterhouseJun 28, 2013 4:59 pm - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal officials cleared the way Friday for a return to domestic horse slaughter, granting a southeastern New Mexico company’s application to conver...
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National Institutes of Health to retire most chimps from medical researchJun 26, 2013 3:23 pm - WASHINGTON — It’s official: The National Institutes of Health plans to end most use of chimpanzees in government medical research, saying humans’ closest relatives “dese...
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Good Shepherd expansion OK'dJun 26, 2013 2:00 pm - But Lindenhurst proposal nixed again
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DuPage looks to raise awareness about West Nile virusJun 25, 2013 9:54 pm - To help residents protect themselves against mosquito-borne illness, the DuPage County Health Department has launched a “personal protection index” to inform the public ...
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Vista plan for Lindenhurst to be consideredJun 24, 2013 4:26 pm - The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board on Wednesday is scheduled to decide the merits of building the $131 million Vista Medical Center Lindenhurst. Th...
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Wiser medication use could cut health costsJun 23, 2013 7:35 am - TRENTON, N.J. — If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medica...
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5 points to know about the health care overhaulJun 23, 2013 6:37 am - Still a little hazy about the health care overhaul? You have plenty of company. About half the people surveyed earlier this spring by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Found...
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Obama to unveil climate plan in Tuesday speechJun 22, 2013 10:33 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is preparing to unveil his long-awaited national plan to combat climate change in a major speech, he announced on Saturday. “There’s ...
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Newly insured Illinoisans may not find doctorsJun 22, 2013 8:06 pm - CHICAGO — As hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans become newly eligible for health insurance next year, their search for adequate medical services will be most difficult...