Articles filed under Health
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3 ways insurers can discourage sick from enrollingSep 01, 2014 7:00 am - Insurers can no longer reject customers with expensive medical conditions thanks to the health care overhaul. But consumer advocates warn that companies are still using ...
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CDC: e-cigarettes more cause youths to smokeSep 01, 2014 7:00 am - Adolescents who use e-cigarettes are much more likely to smoke conventional cigarettes, according to a study released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Preve...
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Tax forms could pose challenge for HealthCare.govAug 30, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - If you got health coverage through President Barack Obama's law this year, you'll need a new form from your insurance exchange before you can file your tax ...
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Study: Novel heart drug a 'breakthrough'Aug 30, 2014 1:01 am - A new study reports one of the biggest potential advances against heart failure in more than a decade - a first-of-a-kind, experimental drug that lowered the chances of ...
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U of I among colleges screening some students for EbolaAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - BUFFALO, N.Y. - College students from West Africa may be subject to extra health checks when they arrive to study in the United States as administrators try to insulate ...
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Senegal confirms its first case of EbolaAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - DAKAR, Senegal - Senegal has recorded its first case of Ebola in an outbreak that is ravaging its West African neighbors, the Ministry of Health said Friday. The infecte...
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NCH to open rehab unit in 2015Aug 29, 2014 1:01 am - Early next year Northwest Community Hospital will open a 17-bed inpatient physical rehabilitation unit at its main Arlington Heights location, officials said. NCH got ap...
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Chief in $800 million fraud gets 20-year sentenceAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - MIAMI - The man who masterminded an $800 million insurance scam that fleeced tens of thousands of investors in one of Florida's all-time largest fraud schemes was senten...
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'When I'm 64' workshop offered at Barrington libraryAug 28, 2014 11:00 pm - Turning 65 is a milestone - in more ways than one. Submitted by Barrington Area Council on Aging The Barrington Area Council on Aging and the Barrington Area Library ar...
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Get a glimpse of health care careers at OaktonAug 28, 2014 11:00 pm - Health care careers are hot. Take your first step toward a thriving profession by attending free information sessions at Oakton Community College's Des Plaines campus. C...