Health and Fitness
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Judge declares abortion-ultrasound law illegalJan 17, 2014 4:29 pm - GREENSBORO, N.C. — A federal judge in North Carolina says a state law requiring women who want an abortion to have an ultrasound and then have a medical provider describ...
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Schaumburg blood drive set for Jan. 30Jan 17, 2014 3:45 pm - A Schaumburg Community Blood Drive in honor of an 11-year-old cancer survivor named Corina will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Community Recreation C...
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Angel Wings in Hanover Park wins ToyotaJan 17, 2014 1:32 pm - Angel Wings, a Hanover Park-based nonprofit organization that is working to provide safe and independent housing to adults with epilepsy, was presented with a new 2014 T...
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Arlington Hts. to hold cholesterol screenings in Feb.Jan 17, 2014 9:43 am - To commemorate National Heart Awareness Month, the village of Arlington Heights is offering cholesterol screenings at a reduced cost. The screenings will be held from 8:...
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Illinois expecting flood of Medicaid applicationsJan 16, 2014 4:16 pm - In a matter of days, state workers processing Medicaid applications for Illinois residents who signed up under President Barack Obama’s health care law will face a monst...
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Quinn creates Illinois health innovation officeJan 16, 2014 2:47 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn has created a new state office to oversee changes in health care, including efforts to expand the workforce and restructure services for people with disab...
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LifeSource tests door-to-donor blood donations in Lake VillaJan 15, 2014 4:30 am - Lake Villa resident Christal Herbst took to Facebook to organize a community blood drive Tuesday in front of her home after she heard blood donations had dropped recentl...
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More older Americans are signing up for health insuranceJan 13, 2014 3:46 pm - asdf asdf asd fasdf asdf asdf asdf
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More than 61,000 Illinoisans have picked health plansJan 13, 2014 3:00 pm - More than 61,000 Illinois residents signed up for private insurance coverage in the first three months they were able to through the troubled HealthCare.gov website — 6,...
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Swedish doctors transplant wombs into 9 womenJan 13, 2014 8:59 am - STOCKHOLM — Nine women in Sweden have successfully received transplanted wombs donated from relatives and will soon try to become pregnant, the doctor in charge of the p...