Articles filed under Health
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States enact laws to stock epinephrine at schoolsOct 17, 2013 10:23 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When a third-grade student who had been stung by a wasp developed welts on his neck and had trouble breathing, school nurse Amanda Williams had the ne...
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White House projected strong health plan signupsOct 15, 2013 6:44 pm - WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s internal projections called for strong enrollment in the states in the first year of new health insurance markets, according to u...
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On the edge: House shutdown plan fails; now SenateOct 15, 2013 6:53 am - WASHINGTON — Time growing desperately short, Senate leaders took command of efforts to avert a Treasury default and end the partial government shutdown Tuesday night aft...
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VNA Health Care helps residents navigate new requirementsOct 14, 2013 5:30 am - Fox Valley residents appeared to put a timid toe into the new pool of insurance coverage options offered during the first week of the exchanges created by President Bara...
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Cough drops get sleep aids with Smith Brothers overhaulOct 13, 2013 7:22 am - Can’t sleep? Dehydrated? There’s a cough drop for that. Smith Brothers Co., known for 1800s-era black-and-white bags featuring its bearded founders, is reinventing the m...
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4 tips for buying health insurance without subsidy helpOct 13, 2013 6:00 am - The health care overhaul is expected to help millions of uninsured obtain coverage, but that assistance has limits. Individuals who do not have the option to obtain ins...
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L.A. cracking down on pot dispensariesOct 13, 2013 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Dozens of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles have closed, and the city attorney says more will be shutting their doors soon, following a voter-a...
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Amarin fish oil pill gets mixed FDA assessmentOct 11, 2013 1:07 pm - A study of Amarin Corp.’s fish oil drug uncovered no new safety risks, though the benefit of expanding use to people with “very high” triglycerides needs to first be wei...
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House GOP offers debt limit hike, end to shutdownOct 11, 2013 6:00 am - House Republicans are offering to pass legislation to avert a default and end the 11-day partial government shutdown as part of a framework that would include cuts in be...
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Advocate Medical Group sued over stolen patient recordsOct 10, 2013 1:00 pm - A Chicago law firm filed a class-action lawsuit in Cook County against the Downers Grove-based Advocate Medical Group claiming the company did not do enough to protect p...