Articles filed under Health
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FDA proposes rules for safer imported foodsJul 26, 2013 4:17 pm - WASHINGTON — Chances are that about 15 percent of the food you eat — more if your diet includes lots of fruits, vegetables and cheese — comes from abroad, and the govern...
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Hacker who made ATMs spit out cash diesJul 26, 2013 3:24 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — A prominent hacker who discovered a way to have ATM machines spit out cash and was set to deliver a talk about hacking pacemakers and other wireless impl...
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Nurse works with cancer patients to honor parentsJul 26, 2013 5:30 am - The motto at Cancer Treatment Centers of America is to treat each patient like your mother. Buffalo Grove resident Camille Bejar takes that literally. Bejar, 28 and an ...
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Sebelius recruits women to blog about health lawJul 25, 2013 3:47 pm - President Barack Obama’s administration is courting female bloggers to play a role in a massive campaign aimed at informing the public about the benefits of the new heal...
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$70 million blitz to promote health overhaul in IllinoisJul 24, 2013 4:41 pm - More than $70 million in public money will be spent in Illinois to promote new opportunities for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, according to an...
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Senators decry corporate deals to delay generic drugsJul 24, 2013 5:37 am - WASHINGTON — Two senators want to do away with the agreements that pharmaceutical companies make with one another to keep lower-priced generic copies of brand-name drugs...
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FDA: Menthol cigarettes likely pose health riskJul 23, 2013 7:46 pm - RICHMOND, Va. — A Food and Drug Administration review concludes that menthol cigarettes likely pose a greater public health risk than regular cigarettes but does not mak...
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Bourbon brands offering up special blendJul 23, 2013 7:40 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky’s renowned bourbon brands are offering up a bit of their whiskeys for a special blend to benefit efforts to find a cure for Lou Gehrig’s disea...
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FDA cracks down on illegal diabetes remediesJul 23, 2013 11:18 am - WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on more than a dozen companies that market illegal treatments for diabetes, ranging from bogus dietary sup...
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Advocate Health Care makes ‘most wired’ system listJul 23, 2013 9:21 am - Downers Grove-based Advocate Health Care has been named as one of the nation’s most wired health systems in this year’s Most Wired Survey by Hospitals & Health Networks ...