Articles filed under Health
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Democrats seek relief from health law penaltiesFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The official sign-up season for President Barack Obama's health care law may be over, but leading congressional Democrats say millions of Americans fac...
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Is your doctor's office the most dangerous place for data?Feb 15, 2015 6:31 am - Everyone worries about stolen credit cards or hacked bank accounts, but just visiting the doctor may put you at greater risk for identity fraud. Those medical forms yo...
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Flurry of sign-ups at health law deadline; web glitch fixedFeb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - After a computer glitch got patched up, supporters of President Barack Obama's health care law were out in force Sunday trying to get uninsured people ...
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Genetically modified apples get federal approvalFeb 14, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Don't expect to see them too soon, but they could be coming to your local grocery store - two types of apples genetically modified to resist turning brown a...
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Correction: Health Overhaul-Penalties storyFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - In a story Feb. 14 about tax penalties assessed on those without health insurance, The Associated Press reported erroneously that taxpayers must...
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Snag affecting health law sign-ups gets a fixFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - A technical problem that had been interfering with sign-ups for President Barack Obama's health care law has been fixed, officials say. Any consumer wh...
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Ebola cases prompt mini-quarantine in Sierra Leone capitalFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - Sierra Leone imposed a quarantine in a fishing district of the capital city, Freetown, after at least five new Ebola cases were confirmed t...
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Does an anti-aging pill already exist?Feb 13, 2015 12:00 am - One afternoon in the early 1980s, Suren Sehgal brought a strange package home from work and stashed it in his family's freezer. Wedged beside the ice cream, it was wrapp...
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Texan convicted of duping investors over fake Disney parkFeb 12, 2015 10:00 pm - SHERMAN, Texas (AP) - A jury on Friday convicted a member of a Dallas-area real estate family of duping investors with tales of a fake Walt Disney theme park and resort ...
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AP Exclusive: Disney gave input on measles health messagesFeb 12, 2015 10:00 pm - ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - As the measles outbreak spread last month, Disneyland executives sent a series of emails to California health officials asking them to emphasize t...