Articles filed under Health
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Constable: Vernon Hills nurse bathes in newborns' successMay 15, 2016 7:30 am - As much as she enjoys the taco bar, pizza night and all the other ways NorthShore Highland Park Hospital celebrates the National Nurses Week that just ended, veteran nur...
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Couch to 5K Week 13 tip: Adding speed to your runMay 15, 2016 6:41 am - By Nick Hurley Dick Pond Now that you have been training for more than 12 weeks, you may start to question how fast you should be running. Throughout the program, the go...
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The blues singer who created America's hated drug-pricing modelMay 15, 2016 5:55 am - To patrons of the Rum Boogie Cafe in Memphis, he's Mick, a skilled guitarist with a bushy white beard who favors fedoras and sings soulful tunes about fishing and drinki...
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Obamacare Premiums In California May Rise 8 Percent Next Year, State PredictsMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - California’s health insurance exchange estimates that its Obamacare premiums may rise 8 percent on average next year, which would end two consecutive years of more mod...
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Tips to avoid tick-borne illnessMay 10, 2016 11:00 pm - The Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center is encouraging county residents to take precautions against ticks, which can carry diseases such as Lyme diseas...
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Constable: Mom survives perilous birth with lives to celebrateMay 08, 2016 7:00 am - Too soon, and her baby could die or suffer life-altering complications. Too late, and mother Puja Pereira of Hoffman Estates might bleed to death. Even with perfect timi...
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Couch to 5K Week 12 tip: Entering your first raceMay 08, 2016 5:00 am - This week's workout: Walk 1 min/Run 16 mins for 34 minutes By Nick Hurley Dick Pond As we near the end of our program, a natural next step for most walk/runners is to e...
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Stirred by Sanders, Democrats shift left on health careMay 05, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - More Democrats seem to be having doubts about the federal health care law, a contentious issue for most of President Barack Obama's tenure and one of t...
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House bill would curb regulation of e-cigarettes, cigarsMay 05, 2016 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Vape away. Increasingly popular e-cigarettes and cigar varieties could be exempt from some government safety regulations if House Republicans have their way...
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New, sweeping federal rules bar e-cigarette sales to teens younger than 18May 05, 2016 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Thursday announced controversial new rules for electronic cigarettes, cigars, hookahs and pipe tobacco, including barring the sa...