Articles filed under Health
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Would harder to crush pills help curb drug addiction?Mar 18, 2015 1:00 am - Terri Bartlett of McHenry told lawmakers Wednesday her son would have been less likely to go down the path of the drug addiction that killed him if pills were harder to ...
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Bush served on board of Florida timber firm facing lawsuitsMar 17, 2015 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a public move presaging his run for the White House, Jeb Bush resigned from corporate positions at the end of last year. Less noticed: One of the co...
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2 more aid workers flown back to US for Ebola monitoringMar 17, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials say two more American aid workers arrived in the United States on Wednesday night to be monitored for Ebola. The two bring to 17 the num...
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Buffett's childhood home offered for his annual meetingMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Some fortunate Berkshire Hathaway investors at this year's annual meeting will get the chance to sleep in the same bedroom Warren Buffett did as a boy...
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Aspirin users with common genes may get less colon cancerMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Researchers have identified common genetic traits that may explain how aspirin can help protect against colon cancer. It's too soon to recommend aspirin f...
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Breast biopsy accuracy is questioned in experimental studyMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Here's another reason for getting a second medical opinion: Biopsy specialists frequently misdiagnose breast tissue, potentially leading to too-aggressive...
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4 more aid workers flown back to US for Ebola monitoringMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Four more American aid workers arrived back in the United States on Tuesday from West Africa to be monitored for Ebola, health officials said. The latest...
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Insiders reap rewards of Chris Christie's Camden tax breaksMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - Under Gov. Chris Christie, New Jersey has provided more than $2 billion in state tax breaks since 2014, often to corporations with political connecti...
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MGM and Black Diamond are big market moversMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE MGM Resorts International, up ...
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Elgin Community College banning smoking on campusMar 16, 2015 1:00 am - Elgin Community College will become a smoke-free campus at the end of the month. Effective Monday, March 30, smoking will be prohibited on all ECC campuses, with the exc...