Articles filed under Health
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1 million users view state health insurance websiteFeb 18, 2014 12:01 am - The website for Illinois' health insurance marketplace has had 1 million unique visitors, Get Covered Illinois announced on Tuesday. The website launched on Oct. 1, and ...
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Inverness woman's doctor helps her fight rare diseaseFeb 17, 2014 4:30 am - Editor's note: This story has been edited to correct Dr. Richard McDonough's name. If not for the neck brace Melissa Palmer is wearing these days following a recent...
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U.S. acceptance fuels push for legal pot worldwideFeb 15, 2014 2:01 pm - In a former colonial mansion in Jamaica, politicians huddle to discuss trying to ease marijuana laws in the land of the late reggae musician and cannabis evangelist Bob ...
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Nutriom recalls dried egg productsFeb 15, 2014 1:01 pm - LACEY, Wash. - A Washington state company is recalling more than 100 tons of dried egg products over concerns about salmonella contamination. The U.S. Department of Agri...
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Obama to offer aid for California droughtFeb 13, 2014 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will offer millions of dollars in federal aid for drought-stricken California during a visit with farmers and ranchers Friday and out...
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Feds: More than 88K pick health plans in IllinoisFeb 12, 2014 12:01 am - More than 88,000 Illinois residents signed up for private health insurance during the first four months of the nation's new insurance marketplace system, a heartening nu...
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Illinois uses The Onion to reach young uninsuredFeb 10, 2014 12:01 am - Officials at the Illinois health insurance marketplace say they are launching ads aimed at young adults in the satirical online newspaper The Onion. Banner ads on The On...
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Experts increasingly contemplate end of smokingFeb 09, 2014 5:22 am - ATLANTA — Health officials have begun to predict the end of cigarette smoking in America. They have long wished for a cigarette-free America, but shied away from calling...
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Fact Checker: CBO didn’t say health-care law will kill 2 million jobsFeb 09, 2014 5:20 am - The Washington Post Here we go again. During the 2012 campaign, we had to repeatedly explain that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) never said that the Affordable Ca...
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Race to enroll young and healthy for new insuranceFeb 09, 2014 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — “Do you guys have health insurance?” David Bransfield asks each time a group of college students passes by. Some nod yes. A few promise to stop back after c...