Articles filed under Health
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Hanover Township awards mental health funding grantsFeb 01, 2019 12:00 am - The Hanover Township Mental Health Board approved $890,000 in annual funding at its Jan. 22 meeting. Funds were awarded to agencies serving Hanover Township residents in...
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Arlington Heights event to examine when to see a cardiologistJan 31, 2019 12:00 am - Northwest Community Healthcare will host a presentation Tuesday, Feb. 5, to help understand risk factors of cardiovascular disease and when it's appropriate to see a car...
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Aetna's Guardian Angel program helps opioid patients get the care they needJan 25, 2019 5:00 am - Sue Martin gets on the phone every day, calling her company's health insurance members who recently have been treated for opioid overdose or addiction. "I'm craving a 1...
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'Right to a safe place': Program targets gap between hospital, addiction help for opioid patientsJan 24, 2019 5:00 am - Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the title of Adriane Price, clinical supervisor of the Gateway Warm Hand Off program Roughly 155 suburban re...
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Cook County ready to ban under-21 tobacco sales in unincorporated areasJan 23, 2019 12:00 am - As more and more municipalities throughout the Northwest suburbs increase the age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21, the Cook County Board is poised to vote Thursday to enact...
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St. Pat's 5K Run/Pet Parade March 17 to benefit Anderson Animal ShelterJan 22, 2019 10:00 pm - Sign up for the St. Pat's Day 5K and 1-Mile Pet Walk/Parade on Sunday, March 17, to benefit Anderson Animal Shelter. Put your green on and join the annual run/walk along...
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Sign up now for Geneva Park District's Super Shuffle 5KJan 17, 2019 10:00 pm - Registration is now open for the Geneva Park District's annual Super Shuffle 5K being held on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3, at Geneva Middle School South. This event happ...
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Editorial: Protect yourself from the flu - get a shotJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - Maybe you were so busy during the last three months, you didn't get flu shots for yourself and your family. Work was crazy, the weeks leading up to the holidays were a n...
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Hanover Township provides PADS fundingJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - The Hanover Township Mental Health Board recently approved $25,000 in emergency funding for PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) of Elgin to support the agency's new ...
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Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center and Cook County Health HIV Integrated Program launch 'CORE Healthy Aging Initiative 2.0'Jan 13, 2019 10:00 pm - In 2018, 920 people aged 60 years or older living with HIV received primary are at the Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center. As people living with HIV age, a significant propor...