Articles filed under Health
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What if there's no affordable insurance to buy?Mar 06, 2017 12:00 am - Leslie Kurtz needed three plates, eight screws and a big assist from her insurer after breaking every bone in her ankle while white water rafting. Coverage she purchased...
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Republican health care push coming; success a question markMar 04, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans seem set to start muscling legislation through Congress reshaping the country's health care system after seven years of saber rattling. Don...
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Akorn receives FDA approval for Ephedrine Sulfate InjectionMar 03, 2017 12:00 am - LAKE FOREST - Generics pharmaceutical company Akorn has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its New Drug Application for Ephedrine Sulfate I...
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Life Span Series continues Sunday with 'Moral Development'Feb 27, 2017 10:00 pm - The Mental Health Ministry of Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva continues its "Life Span Series" with "Moral Development" at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 5, at the ch...
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Maine West welcomes new therapy dogFeb 27, 2017 12:00 am - Teddy is only 9 months old, but he usually doesn't act his age. The young golden retriever — and newest employee at Maine West High School in Des Plaines — is peaceful,...
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Renz Center now offers medication-assisted treatmentFeb 26, 2017 10:00 pm - The Renz Addiction Counseling Center is now offering medication-assisted treatment for individuals struggling with an alcohol and/or opiate use disorder, including heroi...
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Threat Of Obamacare Repeal Leaves Community Health Centers In LimboFeb 24, 2017 6:00 am - Treating people for free or for very little money has been the role of community health centers across the U.S. for decades. In 2015, 1 in 12 Americans sought care at on...
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Health law created winners and losers when buying insuranceFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Michael Schwarz is a self-employed business owner who buys his own health insurance. Subsidized coverage through "Obamacare" offers protection from lif...
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'It saved my life': Talk of Obamacare repeal worries addictsFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - CATLETTSBURG, Ky. (AP) - While the Affordable Care Act has brought health coverage to millions of Americans, the effects have been profound, even lifesaving, for some of...
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Case Study: Minimally Invasive Ultrasound Technology Treats Varicose VeinsFeb 20, 2017 10:00 pm - After undergoing varicose vein surgery 30 years ago, Mary Ann Mayer of Des Plaines was reluctant to see another vascular surgeon. Her surgery was performed in a hospital...