Articles filed under Health
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IRS could determine if Affordable Care Act succeedsNov 30, 2013 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The success of the Affordable Care Act could ultimately turn on the performance of an agency that has so far eluded the public spotlight amid the program's ...
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Abbott recalls blood glucose test stripsNov 29, 2013 8:47 am - Libertyville Township-based Abbott Laboratories is recalling some of its FreeStyle and FreeStyle Lite blood glucose test strips because they could produce incorrect read...
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Health law business insurance site delayed 1 yearNov 27, 2013 2:59 pm - The Obama administration is delaying yet another aspect of the health care law, putting off until next November the launch of an online portal to the health insurance ma...
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Court to take up health law dispute over birth controlNov 26, 2013 10:51 am - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to referee another dispute over President Barack Obama’s health care law, whether businesses can use religious objections t...
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Drugmaker warns on morning-after pill effectiveness in larger womenNov 26, 2013 9:16 am - PARIS — A French contraceptive maker said Tuesday its morning-after pill is ineffective when taken by women who weigh more than 176 pounds. The decision by HRA Pharma fo...
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Sherman Hospital's new geothermal system is paying offNov 25, 2013 4:30 am - Four years after Elgin's Advocate Sherman Hospital opened a state-of-the art facility with a geothermal system to heat and cool the facility, officials say the cost savi...
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Political pressures impacted state health exchangeNov 24, 2013 5:47 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Most states led by Democratic governors have opted to run their own online health insurance marketplaces as part of the Affordable Care Act. But in Preside...
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Santa at Good Shepherd Hospital Dec. 9Nov 24, 2013 9:23 am - Celebrate the holiday season and bring your children to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital near Lake Barrington from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9...
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Ronald McDonald House on track for 2015 opening in WinfieldNov 24, 2013 6:00 am - Cadence Health's push to bring a Ronald McDonald House to the Western suburbs by early 2015 is moving along as planned. The health system last week won approval from Win...
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Hemp farmer tackles Capitol HillNov 24, 2013 5:26 am - The Washington Post WASHINGTON — The farmer is not a gambling man. He has not heard the voice of God on the wind. But if you build it, he told himself, they will come. S...