Do drug ads help patients or lead to expensive treatments?
They bombard your TV day after day: ads for drugs to treat arthritis, diabetes, depression and countless other maladies, hour after hour, around the clock. There's the green luna moth...
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Drug ads include a lot of warnings — probably too many, FDA says
A woman is getting her hair done at the salon, but she's mortified of what her stylist will think of the red patches on her neck. She decides to have...
Illinois law will bring lockable pill bottles, but will they work?
Some pill bottles for prescription painkillers in Illinois could soon resemble small security gadgets, with spinning dials and secret combinations. Under a law that takes effect in January, Illinois will...
Abbott shopping, but not for St. Jude
Abbott Laboratories has billions of dollars in the bank and has made no secret of its interest in making deals. Now, in an increasingly competitive health care market, analysts say...
Walgreens laying off 270 Chicago office workers
Walgreens Boots Alliance confirmed Monday that it will lay off 270 Chicago employees in corporate support as it continues to shed jobs and consolidate functions following its merger. The retail...
Head of Obamacare in Illinois leaves after 5 months
The top official in Illinois overseeing health insurance plans through Obamacare has left her job after just five months, raising questions about who will oversee the program as thousands of...
Illinois hospitals penalized for too many patient readmissions
At Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, administrators were so concerned about the number of discharged patients being readmitted for treatment that they took extra steps. In the past...
Businesses fear costly backlash from Indiana’s religious freedom law
At the Corner Wine Bar and Wellington Pub in Broad Ripple, the menu board outside proclaimed "service for everyone." It's a slogan that began popping up across Indiana on Thursday,...
Short life, lasting legacy of Jimi Hendrix chronicled in new film
LOS ANGELES -- With a soft voice and a downward gaze, Jimi Hendrix seemed to shrink in his pastel blue kimono-like shirt as talk show host Dick Cavett called him...
Ringo Starr puts his life on display in Grammy Museum exhibit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr put snapshots of his musical and creative life on display in a new exhibit, "Ringo: Peace & Love," which opened on...