Health and Fitness
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State agencies hash out medical marijuana rulesOct 01, 2013 8:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois officials have begun setting up a system to let people buy medical marijuana in the state. Officials from Gov. Pat Quinn's office and at least thr...
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Triple amputee craves new hand, but insurance balkingOct 01, 2013 5:00 am - His new-and-improved prosthetic legs are working well, but triple amputee Kent Carson says he'd give up both for a new left arm with a hand. "Legs aren't as important a...
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Your health: Illinois’ health insurance marketplace and youSep 30, 2013 6:00 am - Illinois health insurance market This week, Illinois plans to launch a new health insurance marketplace where consumers can shop online for coverage that’s required...
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Tattoos making inroads with the 50-and-over crowdSep 30, 2013 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Thirty years ago, a good girl didn't do this. A good girl didn't walk into an establishment plastered with images of dragons and flames, hike her shirt up o...
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Hultgren's dilemma: Derail Obamacare or keep government runningSep 30, 2013 5:00 am - Congressman Randy Hultgren says he is deeply torn between two mandates from his constituents: Fighting Obamacare and keeping the federal government open for business. H...
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Though back pain common, treatments can varySep 30, 2013 5:00 am - Does your back ache? If so, you've got a lot of company. Experts say about 80 percent of us will suffer from lower back pain at some point in our lives. What treatment w...
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Mount Prospect pharmacy hosts weekly health screening clinicSep 29, 2013 11:44 am - A community health screening clinic will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. every Wednesday morning at Keefer’s Pharmacy, 5 West Prospect Ave., in downtown Mount Prospect....
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Affordable Care Act debut in suburbs gets mixed reactionSep 28, 2013 11:00 pm - When she got divorced two years ago, Megan Cochran of Hoffman Estates was removed from her husband's health insurance plan. She applied for Medicaid, but her $33,000-a-y...
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Relief from mental illnesses is in the cardsSep 28, 2013 11:00 pm - Project benefits mental illness patients at Kenneth Young Center
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FDA lays out rules for some smartphone health appsSep 28, 2013 7:25 am - WASHINGTON — Food and Drug Administration officials say they will begin regulating a new wave of applications and gadgets that work with smartphones to take medical read...