Articles filed under Health
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AbbVie calls off Shire acquisitionOct 20, 2014 1:00 am - North Chicago-based pharmaceutical company AbbVie Inc. officially called off its planned $55 billion acquisition of Irish drug manufacturer Shire plc Monday, citing chan...
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Medicare Advantage offers fewer choices this yearOct 18, 2014 11:00 pm - Medicare beneficiaries who want to change their prescription drug plan or Medicare Advantage coverage for 2015 can do so now, during the Medicare program's annual open e...
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Gay rights group backs use of HIV-prevention pillOct 18, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The largest U.S. gay-rights organization Saturday endorsed efforts to promote the use of a once-a-day pill to prevent HIV infection and called on insurers to ...
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Giant bra at Rosemont mall creates stir, awareness of breast cancerOct 17, 2014 5:30 am - A giant pink bra is causing quite the stir at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont - all for a good cause. You may have seen people in the mall's food court this w...
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Hospitals grapple with possibility of EbolaOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Step inside All Children's Hospital and you're greeted with three things: hand sanitizer, tissues and masks decorated with little cartoon Band-Aid...
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Chimerix gets FDA OK to test drug for EbolaOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - A North Carolina drugmaker plans to test its experimental antiviral drug in patients who have Ebola, after getting authorization from regulators at the Food...
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Ohio bridesmaids of nurse with Ebola quarantined, shop closesOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - AKRON, Ohio - Health officials say five bridesmaids of a Texas nurse with Ebola are among at least nine people voluntarily quarantined in northeast Ohio. The Akron Beaco...
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Obama names Ebola 'czar' as precautions expandOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Friday turned to a trusted adviser to lead the nation's Ebola response as efforts to clamp down on any possible route of infection...
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SPIN METER: Shaky claims on Ebola budgetsOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - EDITOR'S NOTE - An occasional look behind political rhetoric WASHINGTON - Less than three weeks before the midterm elections, Washington's Ebola blame game has spread to...
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WHO: We botched response to the Ebola outbreakOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - The World Health Organization has admitted that it botched attempts to stop the now-spiraling Ebola outbreak in West Africa, blaming factors including incompete...