Articles filed under Health
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Health officials: Legionnaires' cases could be linked to Central DuPage HospitalDec 13, 2019 12:00 am - Public health officials are investigating whether Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital was the source of three cases of Legionnaires' disease. Three patients co...
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Krishnamoorthi, Durbin propose fee on e-cigarette makers, importersDec 13, 2019 12:00 am - Proposed legislation backed by two Illinois Democrats in Congress calls for establishing a user fee on e-cigarette manufacturers and importers and using the money to com...
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UIC report finds elevated levels of ethylene oxide in Lake County residentsDec 12, 2019 12:00 am - A University of Illinois at Chicago report found elevated levels of the toxic chemical ethylene oxide among Waukegan residents living near a Medline Industries plant. "E...
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Gym classes 'Stop Everything and Chill' for mental health at MeteaDec 11, 2019 12:00 am - Finals start next week, so soon it might be time to cram for students at Metea Valley High School in Aurora. But on Wednesday — during gym class, at least — it was time...
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Supreme Court Seems Sympathetic To Insurers In Obamacare CaseDec 10, 2019 6:00 am - No clear split between conservative and liberal Supreme Court justices emerged Tuesday as justices heard arguments over whether the federal government could renege on Co...
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Obamacare Back At The High Court - With Billions For Insurers On The LineDec 09, 2019 6:00 am - More than $12 billion is at stake for the nation's health insurers Tuesday when the Supreme Court hears another Affordable Care Act case. For the federal government, the...
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Naperville prevention advocate leads with 'quiet, kind' powerDec 09, 2019 5:00 am - Karen Jarczyk found herself being honored at an awards ceremony earlier this fall and wasn't exactly in her element. The longtime director of prevention for 360 Youth S...
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Tips to combat constant worry and anxietyDec 07, 2019 5:00 am - “Worry has consumed my life. I have worried about everything and everybody, and am always preparing for the possibility of things going wrong,” said Marla White, a 55-ye...
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A sea of Santas: Arlington Heights Rotary's Santa Run Saturday is its signature eventDec 05, 2019 11:05 am - What's red and white - and stretches more than a block in downtown Arlington Heights? The start of the annual Rotary Santa Run, that's what. This special holiday event i...
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Amita Behavioral Health Hospital in Hoffman Estates to expandDec 03, 2019 12:00 am - Hoffman Estates officials have approved construction of a $6 million addition to the Amita Health Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, an expansion intended to r...