Articles filed under Health
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Mundelein gives tax break to MedlineApr 28, 2014 1:01 am - As an incentive to open a new retail office at its Mundelein headquarters, the Medline medical-supply company will receive a portion of the sales tax it generates for th...
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Next test for health law: Keeping people insuredApr 27, 2014 6:15 am - WASHINGTON -- Millions have signed up for new health-care plans under the Affordable Care Act. The next trick: keeping them enrolled. With the health-care law's first en...
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Wellness programs grow more popular with employersApr 27, 2014 6:09 am - That little voice nagging you to put down the cake and lace up the running shoes is increasingly coming from your employer and is likely to grow louder with a looming ch...
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Fact Checker: Was it really 35% of young enrolled in health care?Apr 26, 2014 1:01 am - "Thirty-five percent of people who enrolled through the federal marketplace are under the age of 35."-- President Barack Obama, news conference, April 17, 2014 While on ...
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Few seek waiver from health insuranceApr 26, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The government left the door wide open for millions of Americans to be excused from the Affordable Care Act's requirement that most people must carry health...
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Alexian Brothers' Ball de Fleur returnsApr 26, 2014 1:01 am - Guests of the Alexian Brothers Health System stepped back in time Saturday night, as they gathered amid the Field Museum's latest exhibition: "Opening the Vaults: Wonder...
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FDA reviews psychiatric side effects of ChantixApr 25, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it will hold a public meeting in October to review the risks of psychiatric and behavioral side effects wi...
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Where will calorie labels appear? Not just menusApr 25, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Diners could soon see calorie counts on the menus of chain restaurants. But will they be able to get that same clear information at grocery stores, convenie...
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Michigan man among 1st in U.S. to get 'bionic eye'Apr 23, 2014 1:01 am - ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A degenerative eye disease slowly robbed Roger Pontz of his vision. Diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa as a teenager, Pontz has been almost completel...
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March for Babies raises money for March of DimesApr 22, 2014 11:00 pm - One year ago, Meghan Beatty of Elmhurst and her husband walked in the March for Babies as new parents with tiny twin babies still in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. T...