Articles filed under Health
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Five amazing and alarming things that may be done with your DNADec 20, 2015 6:36 am - "You're a male, you're 34-years-old and your 5-foot-10 ½ inches tall." That's a prediction that Craig Venter, long a pioneer on the frontier of genomics, offered to me w...
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In budget deal, health law foes took a different pathDec 20, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican foes of President Barack Obama's health care law may be able to get more by chipping away at it than trying to take the whole thing down at ...
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Pharma's bad boy: Livestreaming, rap-fan CEO faces chargesDec 18, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - He's the enfant terrible of pharmaceuticals, a 32-year-old CEO who unapologetically raised the price of the only approved drug for a rare disease from $1...
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FTC moves to block Advocate, NorthShore mergerDec 18, 2015 12:00 am - Jim Skogsbergh, president and CEO of Advocate Health Care, wasn't shocked Friday that the Federal Trade Commission said it would block Advocate's merger with Northshore ...
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Can jealous tendencies change throughout life?Dec 16, 2015 10:00 pm - A new survey discovered that changes in envy might develop as a person grows older and jealousy can change throughout a person's lifetime. The study found that in people...
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Holiday blood drive at Woodfield Dec. 18-31Dec 16, 2015 12:00 am - This article has been updated to reflect that previously announced "fast passes" to see Santa at Woodfield Mall without waiting in line have been withdrawn as a pote...
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Treatment center security plan no comfort for Campton Hills residentsDec 16, 2015 12:00 am - Ongoing questions about security for a drug and alcohol treatment facility proposed near Campton Hills will force further public debate on the project in January. Testim...
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Central DuPage Hospital offers $500,000 annual grant to WinfieldDec 16, 2015 12:00 am - Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital is offering to give Winfield a $500,000 annual grant to resolve a financial dispute with the village. For months, village o...
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Crunch time again for health law; Tuesday sign-up deadlineDec 14, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - It's crunch time to sign up for coverage under President Barack Obama's health care law. The website works much better now, but rising premiums and sha...
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Good Samaritan sees two projects mark its 40 years in Downers GroveDec 14, 2015 12:00 am - Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove sees the coming year as a milestone, marking its 40th anniversary and finishing two multimillion-dollar constructio...