Articles filed under Health
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Centegra trying to block Sherman-Advocate mergerApr 15, 2013 4:50 pm - An ongoing health care battle that has pitted Centegra Health System against Sherman Health and Advocate Health Care in the past opened a new front Monday morning at pub...
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Former chemistry teacher, coach celebrates 25 years in orthodonticsApr 14, 2013 11:00 pm - An interview with Dr. Patrick Foley, owner of Foley Orthodontics in Lake Zurich. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: We provide orthodontic treatment (braces)...
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Law could backfire for thousands on MedicaidApr 14, 2013 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — At a time when most states are preparing to expand their Medicaid programs in line with the new health care law, tens of thousands of people in states with ...
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Waistline index grows as emerging markets eat fast foodApr 14, 2013 6:59 am - Fast food and expanding waistlines are not just an American health concern. Even as McDonald’s, Yum Brands and Domino’s Pizza work to placate anti-obesity advocates at h...
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Louisiana company recalls 468,000 pounds of meatApr 13, 2013 3:53 pm - NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says a Louisiana-based meat packing company has expanded a recall of meat products because of possible bacterial contami...
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Biotech industry at stake as court weighs human gene patentApr 12, 2013 4:54 pm - WASHINGTON — For 30 years, biotechnology innovators have secured thousands of U.S. patents on genes, defining the legal rights to medical and agricultural products worth...
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Obama budget hikes Medicare for upper-income seniorsApr 12, 2013 3:00 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's plan to raise Medicare premiums for upper-income seniors would create five new income brackets to squeeze more revenue for the gove...
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FDA finds safety issues at specialty pharmaciesApr 12, 2013 10:53 am - WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration says it has uncovered potential safety problems at 30 specialty pharmacies that were inspected in the wake of a recent outb...
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Tracking Obama’s health law in budget isn’t easyApr 11, 2013 9:00 am - WASHINGTON — Next year is the year President Barack Obama’s signature health care law goes into high gear, covering millions of uninsured Americans by a mix of private p...
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Nobel prizewinner, IVF pioneer Robert Edwards diesApr 10, 2013 11:06 am - LONDON — Robert Edwards, a Nobel prizewinner from Britain whose pioneering in vitro fertilization research led to the first test tube baby and has since brought millions...