Articles filed under Health
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Why dentists are so darn richJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - At $50,000, the reported price of the trip that an American dentist took to Zimbabwe is nearly as shocking as the death of Cecil, the widely known and unive...
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Arlington Heights rehab center aims to be more hotel than hospitalJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - Officials at the first stand-alone short-term rehabilitation center in the Northwest suburbs say they hope a stay at the Arlington Heights facility will be more like a h...
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Wheaton College stops student health care over birth control objectionsJul 28, 2015 1:00 am - Wheaton College will no longer offer students health care coverage plans starting Friday. The college announced last month that they would stop student insurance plans t...
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Aurora Planned Parenthood facility target of anti-abortion groupsJul 28, 2015 1:00 am - As Planned Parenthood struggles to explain its practice of acquiring the tissues of aborted fetuses for medical research, several Illinois-based anti-abortion groups are...
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Are you making the most of health savings accounts?Jul 27, 2015 7:00 am - Health Savings Accounts make a lot of sense - at least, on paper. For account holders, they provide a triple tax advantage. Money set aside, earned or withdrawn from the...
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Sandwich generation worried about own long-term careJul 27, 2015 5:45 am - WASHINGTON - Caught between kids and aging parents, the sandwich generation worries more than most Americans their age about how they'll afford their own care as they gr...
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Google's Calico to scour Ancestry.com data for longevity genesJul 26, 2015 7:41 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Google's Calico, a biotechnology firm created by the search-engine giant to study aging and related diseases, will delve into the genetic database amasse...
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Why pricey drugs become more affordableJul 26, 2015 7:36 am - As more expensive specialty drugs come on the market to treat serious chronic diseases, states are stepping in to cushion the financial pain for patients needing medicin...
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High cost of elder care forces you to make tough choicesJul 26, 2015 7:32 am - NEW YORK - Doris Ranzman had followed the expert advice, planning ahead in case she wound up unable to care for herself one day. But when a nursing-home bill tops $14,00...
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Mega-health deals bloom in July: Anthem paying $48 billion for CignaJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Anthem is buying rival Cigna for $48 billion in a deal that would create the nation's largest health insurer by enrollment, covering about 53 million U.S pati...