Articles filed under Health
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Protesters target Monsanto in 250 citiesMay 25, 2013 2:42 pm - LOS ANGELES — Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto were held across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries Saturday. “March Against Monsanto” protesters s...
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WHO: Red tape hurting fight against new virusMay 23, 2013 8:20 pm - GENEVA — International efforts to combat a new pneumonia-like virus that has now killed 22 people are being slowed by unclear rules and competition for the potentially p...
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State Senate approves health-coverage exchange planMay 23, 2013 4:07 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate agreed Thursday to create a state-governed “health insurance exchange” where individuals and small businesses could shop for coverage a...
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InsureXSolutions adds dental benefit plansMay 22, 2013 10:23 am - Rosemont-based InsureXSolutions announced that dental plans from Aetna, Assurant Inc. and Delta Dental have been added to their private insurance exchange. The dental pr...
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Retired couples may need $220K for health careMay 19, 2013 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — After years of increasing health care costs, the outlook is improving for seniors worried about paying their medical bills during retirement. For the second...
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GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care lawMay 18, 2013 1:32 pm - WASHINGTON — Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative...
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Brain food: How to ‘trick’ kids into eating healthyMay 17, 2013 5:00 am - When Christine Palumbo served food to her kids, she conveniently forgot to mention that it was healthy. She simply told them how delicious it would be — even before they...
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Medicaid expansion debate ahead in Illinois HouseMay 16, 2013 5:18 pm - The Illinois House is gearing up to consider a key part of President Barack Obama’s health care law, an expansion of Medicaid that would provide coverage to low-income a...
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Centegra focusing on Huntley hospital, not rivals’ mergerMay 16, 2013 1:35 pm - After failing to block the merger of Sherman Health and Advocate Health Care, rival Centegra Health System says it will now concentrate on building its hospital in Huntl...
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Hospice nurse, author to speak May 21-22May 15, 2013 11:52 am - JourneyCare (formerly Hospice and Palliative Care of Northeastern Illinois) will co-sponsor presentations by nationally recognized author and speaker Maggie Callanan on ...