Articles filed under Health
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American Academy of Pediatrics wins federal grantSep 30, 2014 1:01 am - The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a 5-year, $5.6 million grant to the American Academy of Pediatrics in Elk Grove Village to manage the Pediatric E...
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Small businesses helping workers buy health plansSep 27, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — When Monty Hagler learned his employee insurance premiums could rise as much as 38 percent, the small business owner decided he couldn't afford coverage that ...
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Sleep-tracking apps: Do they work?Sep 27, 2014 7:45 am - If you're like most Americans, then you're probably within arm's reach of your phone every waking hour. But can your phone also help you get a good night's sleep? Dozens...
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Sources: AbbVie still exploring Shire dealSep 26, 2014 1:01 am - AbbVie Inc. is examining plans to raise additional financing to complete its takeover of Shire Plc, after U.S. officials imposed new obstacles to so-called tax inversion...
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USDA says unapproved GMO wheat found in MontanaSep 26, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Unregulated genetically modified wheat has popped up in a second location in the United States, this time in Montana, the Agriculture Department said Friday...
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Doctor who helped develop Rogaine dies in MiamiSep 26, 2014 1:00 am - MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida dermatologist credited with helping develop the first baldness remedy recognized by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has died. He was 80...
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More than 350 apply for marijuana business licensesSep 24, 2014 1:00 am - Competition among medical marijuana businesses in Illinois will be intense after more than 350 groups applied to legally grow or sell the state's first legal and taxed c...
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Lessons learned 6 months into worst Ebola outbreakSep 23, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - Six months into the biggest-ever Ebola outbreak, scientists say they know more about how the deadly virus behaves. The first cases were reported in Guinea by th...
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'Superstar' patient from Naperville healthy 6 years after tumor removalSep 22, 2014 5:30 am - Annie Wang felt like she was on an episode of “House” The medical show in which every patient has some exceedingly rare condition that's stumped handfuls of doctors unti...
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Drugstores, retailers dive deeper into vaccinesSep 21, 2014 7:00 am - Walgreen provided enough flu shots last season to protect a population roughly twice the size of Los Angeles. CVS doled out more than 5 million, or double its total fro...