Articles filed under Health
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Court case won’t end GOP attacks on ‘Obamacare’Mar 27, 2012 9:37 pm - The Supreme Court is much on Mitch McConnell’s mind these days. The Senate minority leader, a Kentucky Republican, just finished reading Jean Edward Smith’s biography of...
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Controversial health care law originally a Republican ideaMar 27, 2012 12:00 am - As the Supreme Court hears arguments on President Obama's signature health care law this week, there is a curious twist: The case largely rests on the constitutionality ...
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Fertility doctor surprised by opposition in NapervilleMar 26, 2012 7:00 pm - Dr. Randy Morris is typically welcomed with open arms, especially by couples attempting to conceive a child. So the licensed physician, specializing in reproductive end...
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Grandmother’s ruptured breast implant may push EU rule changesMar 25, 2012 5:34 am - PARIS — Annie Mesnil survived cancer, only to have the implant that replaced her right breast leak industrial-grade gel into her body. Now European regulators are trying...
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Doctors pressure FDA for nonprescription birth control pillsMar 23, 2012 10:00 am - The Food and Drug Administration is considering expanding the list of drugs that can be bought without a prescription, an opening birth-control advocates are seizing to ...
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State Senate to meet on Medicaid optionsMar 21, 2012 6:12 pm - The search for ways to cut Medicaid spending in Illinois is heating up. Senate President John Cullerton is calling the full Senate together Thursday to discuss Medicaid ...
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Northwest Community Healthcare lays off 104 employeesMar 21, 2012 5:57 pm - Northwest Community Healthcare laid off 104 employees this week, about 3 percent of its workforce, officials confirmed Wednesday. The Arlington Heights system lost $13.2...
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High court has options on health care lawMar 21, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has several options in ruling on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, from upholding the law to striking it down in its entirety...
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Court throws out Prometheus drug patentMar 20, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously tossed out medical patent claims for Prometheus Laboratories for a test that could help doctors set drug doses for autoimmune ...
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Wheeling delays discussion of housing projectMar 20, 2012 12:45 pm - The Wheeling Plan Commission has delayed discussion of a controversial proposal for housing for low income residents who may have a physical or mental disability from Th...