Articles filed under Health
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What happens if Twinkies really do go away?Nov 16, 2012 3:06 pm - Let’s not panic. We all know that Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Wonder bread and the rest of Hostess Brands’ oddly everlasting foods aren’t going away any time soon, even if the...
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Owner of meningitis-linked pharmacy takes FifthNov 14, 2012 10:14 am - WASHINGTON — The owner and director of the specialty pharmacy tied to a deadly meningitis outbreak declined to testify Wednesday morning before a congressional committee...
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Cancer study looking for more volunteersNov 13, 2012 2:17 pm - Volunteers in the suburbs can sign up for a nationwide cancer prevention study at various events this week at locations in the Northwest suburbs. The American Cancer Soc...
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Report: FDA wanted to close Mass pharmacy in 2002Nov 13, 2012 11:00 am - WASHINGTON — More than a decade ago, federal health inspectors wanted to shut down the pharmacy linked to a recent deadly meningitis outbreak until it cleaned up its ope...
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Editorial: Kirk, other Willis climbers inspire us allNov 12, 2012 4:00 am - He may not have climbed all 103 floors of the Willis Tower in 13 minutes, as one man did. He may have climbed only the top 37 floors. But it was no less thrilling to see...
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5 questions to ask about Medicare Advantage plansNov 11, 2012 6:42 am - Time is running short for Medicare Advantage customers who still need to sort through the smorgasbord of coverage options available for next year. The annual open enroll...
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Aging drivers present new transportation challengeNov 11, 2012 5:27 am - WASHINGTON — Baby boomers, that giant population bubble born between 1946 and 1964, started driving at a young age and became more mobile than any generation before or s...
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India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourgeNov 11, 2012 5:15 am - NEW DELHI — Shammo Khan walks into a dusty courtyard that reeks of garbage, searching for the fingerprint of a man exhausted by HIV, drug withdrawal and the tuberculosis...
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55,455 Britax car seats recalledNov 09, 2012 5:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The government is alerting consumers to a safety recall announced by Britax Child Safety Inc., involving 55,455 convertible car seats sold in the United Sta...
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States get extra month for health exchange blueprintsNov 09, 2012 3:59 pm - U.S. states were given one additional month to Dec. 14 to submit their plans for new health insurance marketplaces to the federal government, the Obama administration sa...