Articles filed under Health
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For smokers, can e-cigarettes save money?Jul 06, 2014 7:14 am - RICHMOND, Va. - It's difficult to say yet if electronic cigarettes are less harmful than regular fire-and-tobacco smokes, but they can save smokers hundreds or even thou...
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Work begins on new entrance at Good ShepherdJul 06, 2014 1:01 am - Work has begun on a new main entrance at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, adding more traffic cones, construction cranes and workers in hard hats to the campus near Lake...
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Report: Health law sign-ups dogged by data flawsJul 04, 2014 7:22 am - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is struggling to resolve widespread data discrepancies that could call into question coverage for millions under the health overhau...
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Is Facebook really turning us into lab rats?Jul 04, 2014 7:14 am - How shocking: Facebook had the temerity to conduct an experiment on its users without telling them and now the results have been published in the Proceedings of the U.S....
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More countries adding graphic warnings to cigarettesJul 04, 2014 7:14 am - JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia became the newest country to mandate graphic photo warnings on cigarette packs, joining more than 40 other nations or territories that hav...
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Health insurance grants availableJul 04, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois is accepting applications for grants to help with the next insurance enrollment period under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The Department of P...
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Express Scripts cuts payments for compounded medicationsJul 03, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The nation's largest pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, is dramatically scaling back its coverage of compounded medications, saying most of the cust...
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Edward addition to ease Naperville hospital's 'chronic overflow'Jul 01, 2014 4:30 am - The medical and surgical intensive care unit at Edward Hospital in Naperville has been in a “chronic overflow state” for the past few years, but officials say that soon ...
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World Cup fandom that's beyond rose-colored glassesJul 01, 2014 4:30 am - The success and hopes for the U.S. soccer team have Americans seeing the World Cup through new eyes this time around. But will any fans see today's match against Belgium...
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Illinois pushes ahead with Medicaid managed careJun 30, 2014 1:01 am - Facing a Jan. 1 deadline, the state's top Medicaid official announced a timetable Monday for moving hundreds of thousands of low-income patients into managed care health...