Articles filed under Health
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$70 million blitz to promote health overhaul in IllinoisJul 24, 2013 4:41 pm - More than $70 million in public money will be spent in Illinois to promote new opportunities for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, according to an...
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Senators decry corporate deals to delay generic drugsJul 24, 2013 5:37 am - WASHINGTON — Two senators want to do away with the agreements that pharmaceutical companies make with one another to keep lower-priced generic copies of brand-name drugs...
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FDA: Menthol cigarettes likely pose health riskJul 23, 2013 7:46 pm - RICHMOND, Va. — A Food and Drug Administration review concludes that menthol cigarettes likely pose a greater public health risk than regular cigarettes but does not mak...
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Bourbon brands offering up special blendJul 23, 2013 7:40 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky’s renowned bourbon brands are offering up a bit of their whiskeys for a special blend to benefit efforts to find a cure for Lou Gehrig’s disea...
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FDA cracks down on illegal diabetes remediesJul 23, 2013 11:18 am - WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on more than a dozen companies that market illegal treatments for diabetes, ranging from bogus dietary sup...
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Advocate Health Care makes ‘most wired’ system listJul 23, 2013 9:21 am - Downers Grove-based Advocate Health Care has been named as one of the nation’s most wired health systems in this year’s Most Wired Survey by Hospitals & Health Networks ...
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Leukemia Research Foundation seeks nurse nominationsJul 22, 2013 10:01 am - Nurses make an immense difference in the lives of blood cancer patients and their families every day. An exceptional hematology-oncology nurse is dedicated, loved by pat...
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Alexian hospice residence opens in Elk Grove VillageJul 20, 2013 2:09 pm - Many local officials and residents were on hand for the ceremonial opening of Alexian Brothers Health System’s hospice residence in Elk Grove Village Friday afternoon. T...
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Deadly derailment won’t stop oil on trainsJul 19, 2013 3:56 pm - NEW YORK — A fiery and fatal train derailment earlier this month in Quebec, near the Maine border, highlighted the danger of moving oil by rail, a practice that has grow...
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Researchers find no tainted water near fracking siteJul 19, 2013 3:52 pm - Energy Department researchers so far have found “nothing of concern” in a study of whether chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing for natural gas at one site in Pennsylv...