Health and Fitness
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Health care topic of Wheeling seminarNov 03, 2013 10:09 am - The Wheeling/Prospect Heights Chamber of Commerce and Industry is sponsoring a seminar on the Affordable Care Act from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Indian ...
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Kirk working to improve care for stroke patientsNov 03, 2013 8:18 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is pressing his agenda of improving care for stroke patients. The Republican from Highland Park suffered a stroke in 2012. He’s holding a press confe...
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FDA enlists companies to head off drug shortagesNov 03, 2013 6:02 am - WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration announced a new proposal to try and head off more shortages of crucial medications that have disrupted care at hospitals an...
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Mexico tackles obesity epidemic with junk food levyNov 03, 2013 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY — Mexico is turning to its tax system to tackle the highest obesity levels in North America or Europe, with plans to raise levies on the fatty foods and suga...
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'Butterfly child' finds strength to live with skin disorderNov 02, 2013 11:00 pm - Her blue eyes twinkle as if they are powered by the smile spreading across the face of Caroline Provost as the 8-year-old Palatine girl ponders the list of things she'd ...
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Images: Girl Endures Extremely Rare Skin DisorderNov 02, 2013 11:00 pm - ...
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Naperville runners hungry for city's first marathonNov 02, 2013 11:00 pm - Naperville's running community was hungry. It was early morning on Jan. 28 and spots in the inaugural Edward Hospital Naperville Marathon and Half Marathon were about ...
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HealthCare.gov: How a start-up failed to launchNov 02, 2013 7:50 pm - WASHINGTON — In May 2010, two months after the Affordable Care Act squeaked through Congress, President Barack Obama’s top economic aides were getting worried. Larry Sum...
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Suits claim Love Canal still oozing sickness 35 years laterNov 02, 2013 4:31 pm - NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Thirty-five years after Love Canal’s oozing toxic waste scared away a neighborhood and became a symbol of environmental catastrophe, history could ...
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First insurance cancellation, then sticker shockNov 02, 2013 4:12 pm - MIAMI — Dean Griffin liked the health insurance he purchased for himself and his wife three years ago and thought he’d be able to keep the plan even after the federal Af...