Articles filed under Health
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Big companies ending retiree health plans adds to taxpayer burdenSep 14, 2013 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — America's biggest employers, from GE to IBM, are increasingly moving retirees to insurance exchanges where they select their own health plans, a historic shif...
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Outbreak roils state’s oyster industrySep 14, 2013 1:26 pm - BOSTON — A mystery of sorts threatens to stunt Massachusetts’ small but growing oyster industry after illnesses linked to bacterial contamination forced the state to shu...
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W. Virginia won’t let natural gas go route of coal industrySep 14, 2013 1:25 pm - CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For decades, coal from West Virginia’s vast deposits was mined, loaded on rail cars and hauled off without leaving behind a lasting trust fund financ...
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iPad-toting doctors fuel publisher profits as paper fadesSep 14, 2013 7:27 am - Ohio doctor Mrunal Shah recently shipped four boxes of medical texts to developing countries because he can’t recall the last time he cracked a book rather than tapping ...
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Charities decry food stamp cuts pushed by RepublicansSep 14, 2013 3:35 am - House Republicans plan to vote on a bill next week that could push millions of people off U.S. food aid programs that have expanded since the economic downturn, potentia...
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Buffalo Grove talks ins and outs of medical marijuana lawSep 10, 2013 2:09 pm - The Buffalo Grove police chief briefed the village board Monday on the unanswered questions related to the legalization of medical marijuana. Chief Steven Casstevens del...
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Report finds aging U.S. faces crisis in cancer careSep 10, 2013 11:15 am - WASHINGTON — A new report says the United States is facing a crisis in cancer care in a time of aging baby boomers, complex new treatments and rising costs. Scientists k...
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Vista East links up with Lurie Children’s HospitalSep 08, 2013 4:49 pm - Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago will provide 24-hour pediatric hospitalist coverage, including inpatient pediatric care and emergency room consult...
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Confused about health insurance marketplaces? Here’s some guidanceSep 08, 2013 7:56 am - With the opening of the online health insurance marketplaces just a little over a month away, I’ve been receiving many questions about how they’ll work. Q: It sounds lik...
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Study: E-cigarettes as good as nicotine patchesSep 08, 2013 3:57 am - LONDON — Electronic cigarettes worked just as well as nicotine patches to help smokers quit, according to the first study to compare them. E-cigarettes are battery-opera...