Articles filed under Health
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Questions for Medicare in meningitis outbreakOct 20, 2012 9:21 pm - WASHINGTON — Medicare is coming under scrutiny in the meningitis outbreak that has rekindled doubts about the safety of the nation’s drug supply. The giant health insura...
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Dozens of states make it harder to get abortionsOct 20, 2012 7:18 pm - CHICAGO — It’s legal to get an abortion in America, but in many places it is hard and getting harder. Just this year, 17 states set new limits on abortion; 24 did last y...
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Earlier puberty seen in boys, just like in girlsOct 20, 2012 4:26 am - CHICAGO — When it comes to the birds and the bees, some parents may want to have that talk with their boys a little sooner than they expected. Researchers have found sig...
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Banana Boat recalls sunscreen due to fire riskOct 19, 2012 5:14 pm - WASHINGTON — The maker of Banana Boat sunscreen is recalling some of its spray-on products after reports that a handful of people have caught on fire after applying the ...
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Compounding pharmacies seek to shake stigmaOct 18, 2012 10:05 am - LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Before federal agencies and state lawmakers engage in any crackdown on regulations for specialty and compounding pharmacies, those running such facilit...
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Abbott to cut 550 jobs; earnings exceed estimates as company prepares to splitOct 17, 2012 12:58 pm - Abbott Laboratories, which plans to separate into two companies, said it cut 550 jobs globally today — including about 100 from its headquarters in Libertyville Town...
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Glenview infant formula maker sued after baby’s deathOct 17, 2012 11:11 am - The families of a three babies sickened by a rare bacterial infection, including a 10-day-old Missouri infant who died, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Glenview-base...
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Study: Multivitamins may lower cancer risk in menOct 17, 2012 10:28 am - America’s favorite dietary supplements, multivitamins, modestly lowered the risk for cancer in healthy male doctors who took them for more than a decade, the first large...
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Adult Down syndrome center a passion, and 'a blessing'Oct 15, 2012 9:00 am - Dr. Brian Chicoine of Arlington Heights was among the more than 10,000 runners who ran the Chicago Marathon for charity. But he was the only one to run it for the Adult ...
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Push for healthier truckers gains momentumOct 15, 2012 5:00 am - DALLAS — In the months after Doug Robinson started driving a truck, he noticed his clothes were increasingly more snug-fitting. He was already overweight but soon realiz...