Health and Fitness
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Obama offers faith groups new birth control ruleFeb 01, 2013 8:21 pm - WASHINGTON — Facing a wave of lawsuits over what government can tell religious groups to do, the Obama administration on Friday proposed a compromise for faith-based non...
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Healthy schools: Goodbye candy and greasy snacksFeb 01, 2013 3:06 pm - WASHINGTON — Goodbye candy bars and sports drinks. Hello baked chips and diet sodas. The government for the first time is proposing broad new standards to make sure all ...
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Long-term care now part of state Medicaid programFeb 01, 2013 3:00 pm - State officials say Illinois is moving toward the second phase of a new program for those in the Medicaid system. The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Servic...
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Free dental care offered to those in needFeb 01, 2013 1:08 pm - Submitted by Aurora Children’s Dental Services Aurora Children’s Dental Services has organized the 12th annual “Dentist With a Heart” scheduled for Feb. 6-15. Twenty-eig...
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Editorial: Give mental illness the attention it needsFeb 01, 2013 4:00 am - Following the school shootings in December, the nation’s gun laws seemed the obvious place to look to prevent future attacks in schools, malls, theaters and workplaces. ...
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Lindenhurst hospital plan delayed for 2 monthsJan 31, 2013 4:30 am - A decision on a proposed 132-bed hospital in Lindenhurst will be deferred for two months at the request of the company pursuing the $131 million plan. An application for...
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Mom 86s fear of our family's fatal birthday curseJan 31, 2013 4:15 am - My sisters, Sally and Nancy, and I assured Mom that our family has no deadly 86th-birthday curse. Mom, an intelligent, well-read, modern woman, knows the idea of a curse...
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FDA warns company over unapproved flu remedyJan 29, 2013 10:25 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal regulators say a Florida company has been marketing an untested inhaled formula as a flu remedy in violation of drug safety regulations. The Food an...
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Study says leafy greens top food poisoning sourceJan 29, 2013 5:25 pm - NEW YORK — A big government study has fingered leafy greens like lettuce and spinach as the leading source of food poisoning, a perhaps uncomfortable conclusion for heal...
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Questions and answers on Illinois insurance exchange plansJan 28, 2013 3:10 pm - Here are some fast facts about how buying health insurance will change in Illinois as President Barack Obama’s health overhaul takes effect and the first insurance excha...