Articles filed under Health
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Lawsuit calls hospital charity care law unconstitutionalJun 04, 2013 4:51 pm - Two low-income Illinois women have filed a lawsuit claiming a new definition of charity care for tax-exempt hospitals violates the state constitution. The lawsuit was fi...
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Doctors block bids to expand nurse, dentist rolesJun 04, 2013 4:06 pm - Nurses, dentists and psychologists asked the Illinois legislature this spring for more authority to make medical decisions with demand expected to surge under the federa...
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FDA set to clamp down on caffeine in foodJun 01, 2013 8:57 pm - Who needs coffee for breakfast when you can pour Wired Wyatt’s caffeinated maple syrup over your Wired Waffles? Remember Cracker Jack? This year saw the advent of Cracke...
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Alaska mine project may be ground zero for next big environmental fightJun 01, 2013 6:44 pm - A dispute over a proposed copper and gold mine near Alaska’s Bristol Bay may be one of the most important environmental decisions of President Obama’s second term -- yet...
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Regulators OK nutritional labels on alcohol drinksJun 01, 2013 5:22 pm - Associated Press WASHINGTON — Alcohol beverages soon could have nutritional labels like those on food packaging, but only if the producers want to put them there. The Tr...
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Spain court rules against town’s pot-growing plansMay 31, 2013 3:29 pm - MADRID — Spain’s judiciary on Friday rejected a plan by a small town in northeastern Catalonia to ease its municipal debt and help lift itself out of the financial crisi...
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Coastal homeowners staggered by insurance costsMay 31, 2013 3:23 pm - GULF SHORES, Ala. — When Stan Virden moved into his 2,400-square-foot house overlooking a rock-lined canal in 1996, he paid less than $1,000 a year for homeowners insura...
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Edward, Elmhurst name new leaders for upcoming mergerMay 31, 2013 10:30 am - Edward Hospital & Health Services in Naperville and Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare, which will merge on July 1, announced appointments of key leaders Friday. Mary Lou (“Lo...
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Like your health care policy? You may be losing itMay 30, 2013 10:00 am - WASHINGTON — Many people who buy their own health insurance could get surprises in the mail this fall: cancellation notices because their current policies aren't up to t...
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Decontaminating patients cuts hospital infectionsMay 30, 2013 7:07 am - Infections in U.S. hospitals kill tens of thousands of people each year, and many institutions fight back by screening new patients to see if they carry a dangerous germ...