Articles filed under Health
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Airport screening for Ebola: 5 things to knowOct 09, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration announced Wednesday that airline passengers arriving from the three West African countries experiencing an unprecedented Ebola outb...
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Medical marijuana dispensary wants Naperville locationOct 09, 2014 1:01 am - A business that wants to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Naperville made its first pitch this week to planning and zoning officials. Hoffman Estates-based Greenwa...
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Duckworth, Kaifesh disagree on what to do with 'Obamacare'Oct 08, 2014 5:00 am - Neither Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth nor her 8th District Republican challenger Larry Kaifesh see the Affordable Care Act — often referred to as “Obamacare” — as...
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1st Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. has diedOct 08, 2014 1:01 am - DALLAS - The first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States died in a Dallas hospital Wednesday, a little more than a week after his diagnosis exposed gaps in the na...
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6,300 Illinoisans apply to use medical marijuanaOct 08, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois doctors have signed off on Illinois medical marijuana for patients with cancer, severe fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries. ...
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Chicago aldermen want Ebola screening at airportsOct 08, 2014 1:01 am - Two Chicago aldermen want international passengers arriving at the city's two airports screened for the Ebola virus and other infectious diseases. Aldermen Edward Burke ...
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3 win Nobel for super-zoom microscopesOct 08, 2014 1:01 am - STOCKHOLM - Three researchers won a Nobel Prize on Wednesday for giving microscopes much sharper vision than was thought possible, letting scientists peer into living ce...
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Palatine to re-evaluate medical marijuana proposal rejected last monthOct 08, 2014 1:01 am - A proposal to establish a medical marijuana dispensary in Palatine that previously was rejected by the village council will be reconsidered next year. The plan, presente...
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Next edition of HealthCare.gov is unveiledOct 08, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration unveiled an updated version of HealthCare.gov on Wednesday. It has some improvements and some challenges. There's also at least one...
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O'Hare among airports monitoring travelers for EbolaOct 08, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The government plans to begin taking the temperatures of travelers from West Africa arriving at five U.S. airports, including O'Hare International Airport, ...