Articles filed under Health
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Wind power beating gas before tax credit expiresDec 21, 2012 7:39 pm - Wind-turbine installations are exceeding natural gas plants in the U.S. for the first time this year as developers rush to complete projects before the expiration of a t...
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Business owner gets 10 years for health care fraudDec 21, 2012 4:39 pm - A federal judge has sentenced a South suburban Chicago man to 10 years in prison for defrauding Medicare of more than $2.9 million in a home health care scheme. U.S. Dis...
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FDA says fast-growing fish would not harm natureDec 21, 2012 3:25 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators say a genetically modified salmon that grows twice as fast as normal is unlikely to harm the environment, clearing the way for the...
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Group offers thoughts on hospital charity careDec 20, 2012 5:12 pm - A group that helps uninsured patients has recommendations for Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan as she writes rules for hospitals on charity care. The Fair Care Coa...
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Heavy price: Medicare overpaying for back bracesDec 19, 2012 10:44 am - WASHINGTON — Internet sale price for a standard back brace: $99.99. What Medicare pays for the item: $900-plus. A federal report released Wednesday offers a look at how...
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Amgen to pay $762M settlement over drug marketingDec 18, 2012 10:54 am - Amgen will pay $762 million to settle litigation that accuses the drugmaker of marketing the anemia drug Aranesp for unapproved uses. A law firm involved in the case sa...
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Orinoco Fitness works out in LibertyvilleDec 17, 2012 5:00 am - An interview with Ana Santos Gitzinger, president and founder of Orinoco Fitness Inc. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: Our slogan is “Fun & Fitness in Perf...
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Most states opt out of health exchangesDec 14, 2012 5:37 pm - WASHINGTON — More than half of the state exchanges to be created under the 2010 U.S. health-care overhaul are expected to be run by the federal government, offering insu...
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FDA approves new drug for anthraxDec 14, 2012 3:29 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal health officials say they approved a new injectable drug from Human Genome Sciences to treat inhalable anthrax. The Food and Drug Administration say...
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EPA to tighten standards for soot pollutionDec 14, 2012 2:48 pm - WASHINGTON — In its first major regulation since the election, the Obama administration will impose a new air quality standard that reduces by 20 percent the maximum amo...