Articles filed under Health
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Naturopaths are winning insurance coverage for medical nonsenseJun 08, 2014 6:16 am - NEW YORK - Legislators in Washington state refuse to live in a world where only the wealthy can afford care from poorly trained health care providers who practice unprov...
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New drugs target patient as well as disease - but who will pay?Jun 08, 2014 6:09 am - WASHINGTON - When the Food and Drug Administration recently approved a promising new lung cancer drug named Zykadia four months ahead of schedule, it heralded the medica...
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Bloomingdale woman inspires others to 'pay it forward'Jun 07, 2014 8:00 am - Bloomingdale mom with cancer inspires
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Gatorade apologizes over LeBron-related tweetsJun 07, 2014 1:01 am - SAN ANTONIO - Gatorade apologized Friday for comments posted to the company's Twitter feed after Miami Heat star LeBron James cramped up and had to leave Game 1 of the N...
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Coca-Cola ad cites calories, exerciseJun 06, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Coca-Cola is taking on obesity, this time with an online video showing how fun it could be to burn off the 140 calories in a can of its soda. In the ad, the w...
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Illinois insurance prices rose before health lawJun 05, 2014 1:01 am - Health insurance prices in Illinois were increasing by about 10 percent or more annually in the three years before President Barack Obama signed the nation's health care...
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Maryville hospital in Des Plaines has prospective buyerJun 04, 2014 1:01 am - A national mental health care provider has signed a letter of intent to purchase the Maryville Behavioral Health Hospital in Des Plaines - news that comes just before Ma...
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City of Chicago sues over painkiller marketingJun 03, 2014 1:00 am - The city of Chicago has filed a lawsuit accusing five drugmakers of deceptively marketing a class of prescription painkiller that can be highly addictive. The state laws...
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Regent Surgical opens center in OregonJun 02, 2014 1:01 am - WESTCHESTER - Surgery center management and development company Regent Surgical Health has opened Plaza Ambulatory Surgery Center, a joint venture between Regent, local ...
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Big insurance rate hikes might become less frequentJun 01, 2014 6:59 am - The wild hikes in health insurance rates that blindsided many Americans in recent years may become less frequent because of the health care overhaul. Final rates for 20...