Articles filed under Health
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Aging drivers present new transportation challengeNov 11, 2012 5:27 am - WASHINGTON — Baby boomers, that giant population bubble born between 1946 and 1964, started driving at a young age and became more mobile than any generation before or s...
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India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourgeNov 11, 2012 5:15 am - NEW DELHI — Shammo Khan walks into a dusty courtyard that reeks of garbage, searching for the fingerprint of a man exhausted by HIV, drug withdrawal and the tuberculosis...
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55,455 Britax car seats recalledNov 09, 2012 5:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The government is alerting consumers to a safety recall announced by Britax Child Safety Inc., involving 55,455 convertible car seats sold in the United Sta...
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States get extra month for health exchange blueprintsNov 09, 2012 3:59 pm - U.S. states were given one additional month to Dec. 14 to submit their plans for new health insurance marketplaces to the federal government, the Obama administration sa...
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Illinois selects 8 managed care companiesNov 09, 2012 3:48 pm - Eight managed care companies have been selected to coordinate the health care of an estimated 136,000 high-cost Illinois patients who are eligible for both Medicare and ...
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States await federal response to pot measureNov 09, 2012 3:07 pm - DENVER — Should marijuana be treated like alcohol? Or should it remain in the same legal category as heroin and the most dangerous drugs? Votes this week by Colorado and...
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South Barrington facility for memory-loss patients approvedNov 09, 2012 9:45 am - South Barrington trustees Thursday gave conditional approval to the annexation of land and construction of an assisted living facility for people suffering from permanen...
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Illinois hospital tax break costs $10 millionNov 08, 2012 3:00 pm - A little-noticed tax break for investor-owned hospitals that was tucked into a deal last spring aimed at saving the Illinois Medicaid program from collapse will cost the...
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Lawmakers issue subpoena for pharmacy directorNov 07, 2012 5:22 am - WASHINGTON — House lawmakers have issued a subpoena for the director of the Massachusetts pharmacy linked to the deadly meningitis outbreak. The subpoena comes after Bar...
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Dogs give dose of medicine at Good Shepherd HospitalNov 05, 2012 3:00 pm - The waiting room of the oncology department at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital was busy last week, with chairs filled by patients and their family members. However, if t...