Articles filed under Health
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Father, writer to share addiction journey story in three suburbsJan 11, 2017 10:00 pm - A parent who's been through the struggle of a child's addiction and also knows how to write about it will be making three free presentations in the Western suburbs this ...
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Why it is time to check your medicine cabinetJan 10, 2017 10:00 pm - Katelyn Regan of Renz Addiction Counseling Center suggests it might be time to check your medicine cabinet. If you've heard the terms "opioid epidemic" and "prescription...
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Fox Valley Hands of Hope offers free support programsJan 10, 2017 10:00 pm - Fox Valley Hands of Hope is offering a variety of free support programs through April. The mission of this community-based, nonprofit organization is to enhance the qual...
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Join NAMI's monthly coffee SaturdayJan 10, 2017 10:00 pm - NAMI Kane-south, DeKalb & Kendall Counties, an affiliate of National Alliance on Mental Illness, will sponsor its monthly coffee from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at ...
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Fewer Americans Paid Obamacare Tax Penalty In 2016Jan 10, 2017 6:00 am - About 6.5 million Americans paid an average penalty of $470 for not having health insurance in 2015 - 20 percent fewer than the year before, according to data released T...
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Obamacare Boosted Community Health Centers’ Reach. Now What?Jan 09, 2017 6:00 am - For the patients and the employees of Mary’s Center, a community health center that serves Washington, D.C., and its Maryland suburbs, the 2010 health law had a big im...
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DuPage shooting death brings race, police, mental health issues to forefrontJan 08, 2017 6:15 am - The death of Trevon Johnson likely will resonate long beyond the 17-year-old Villa Park resident's memorial service today and the state police probe into the officer-inv...
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Constable: 'Ordinary doc' from Wheaton tells of miraculous medical talesJan 08, 2017 6:00 am - Just because he believes in the power of traditional medical science doesn't mean longtime Wheaton internist Dr. Scott Kolbaba can't embrace a faith in powers beyond tha...
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In Towns That Lost Most Obamacare Insurers, Rate Increases Still CompetitiveJan 05, 2017 6:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. - People in this city had their pick of four health insurers last year when they shopped for policies during the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment. ...
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Why do youths post videos of bad behavior online?Jan 05, 2017 12:00 am - Young adults in a digitally connected world could be tempted for social, mental and behavioral reasons to display even their most sinister actions online, as was the cas...