Articles filed under Health
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Palatine run to raise funds for heart testingNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - The 7th annual Joshua Jared Hardy Memorial 5K run/2-mile walk, Hoofin' 4 Hardy, will be held at 9 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, at Birchwood Park and Recreation Center, 435 W. I...
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New Kane website allows for local health data comparisonsNov 18, 2015 12:00 am - Determining how likely it is that your friends and neighbors in Kane County have health insurance, diabetes or even a sexually transmitted disease became a lot easier We...
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Obamacare Recruiters Seek Uninsured At Food Fairs And ChurchesNov 16, 2015 6:00 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - For the past week, Henry Bowles has stood along a busy road here six hours a day holding a sign that reads “Obamacare Help Center- Free Enrollm...
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Will teen abuse increase now that marijuana is legal in burbs?Nov 15, 2015 10:00 pm - The opening of medical marijuana dispensaries in the suburbs has some substance abuse prevention experts worried. Will teens get hold of marijuana meant for medical use ...
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More than 540k sign up for health overhaul plansNov 12, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration says more than 543,000 people signed up for coverage last week under the president's health care law, as the 2016 enrollment s...
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Walgreens expands apps services into 25 statesNov 10, 2015 12:00 am - DEERFIELD - Walgreens announced it is expanding its mobile app to offers MDLive telehealth services to users in 25 states, and will launch an updated telehealth experien...
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Work stress may be shaving years off your lifeNov 08, 2015 6:12 am - People often like to groan about how their job is "killing" them. Tragically, for some groups of people in the U.S., that statement appears to be true. A new study by re...
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NavCog is a new app serves as eyes for the blindNov 06, 2015 10:00 pm - As computers get better at navigating the world around them, they are also helping humans better navigate that world as well. Thanks to advances in artificial intelligen...
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Supreme Court accepts challenge to health law's contraceptive mandateNov 06, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear another challenge to the Affordable Care Act, this time to decide whether religiously affiliated organizations su...
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How should we react to Fox Lake officer's suicide?Nov 05, 2015 4:00 am - Wednesday's shocking revelation that beloved Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph “G.I. Joe” Gliniewicz was a common thief who orchestrated his sad suicide to look like th...