Articles filed under Health
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Island Lake emergency clinic opening larger facility in townJul 22, 2016 1:00 am - With business booming, an Island Lake medical clinic is set to relocate to a new - and much larger - facility in the same part of town. Dr. Reginald Ebirim and Dr. Ebere...
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Federal mental health bill shifts focus to preventing tragedyJul 19, 2016 1:00 am - Ensuring "treatment before tragedy" while pumping $150 million into national mental health efforts are among the components of a bill being promoted as the most signific...
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Constable: AIDS lessons help scientist tackle ZikaJul 17, 2016 7:16 am - YouTube Now a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, O'Connor, 39, was continuing a decadelong HIV research project in Br...
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Seven Remaining Obamacare Co-Ops Prepare Survival StrategiesJul 13, 2016 7:00 am - New failures are piling up among the member-run health insurance co-ops carrying out one of the Affordable Care Act’s most idealistic goals, leaving just seven remaini...
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Health department warns: Do not touch a batJul 11, 2016 11:00 pm - This is the time of year when bats are most active, and the DuPage County Health Department is warning residents to never touch or try to catch a bat or wild animal, esp...
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Obamacare 2.0: Obama calls for revisiting the public optionJul 11, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is laying out a blueprint for addressing unsolved problems with his signature health law, including a renewed call for a "public...
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New West Chicago 5K raising funds for student athletes in needJul 11, 2016 1:00 am - Imagine your child really wants to join a sports team at school, but the $100 fee to sign up is too costly to fit into your budget. Maybe you find a way to swing the $10...
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High-tech tools help runners get going againJul 10, 2016 7:30 am - I fell in love with running in the late 1990s, when I discovered the simplicity of lacing up my sneakers and heading out the door. As the miles ticked by, joy turned to...
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Both walking and running offer heart protectionJul 09, 2016 6:55 am - Q: I'm a 42-year-old couch potato. Gentle pressure from my wife and doctor have "convinced" me to start exercising regularly. What's better for my health: jogging or bri...
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'Generation You-nity' aims to help teens, young adults avoid addictionJul 07, 2016 5:30 am - Jon Conover of Sandwich, Illinois, was left with a hole in his life when his uncle committed suicide in April of 2015 after about 10 years of drug addiction. At his unc...