Articles filed under Health
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Long waits at the VA for mental health careJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - EL PASO, Texas - Nick D'Amico, a deeply troubled Army veteran, had been seeing a counselor every other week. But he found it next to impossible to get a follow-up appoin...
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Musical tribute nets nearly $2,000 for Edward HospitalJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - A Naperville teen's tribute to the hospital that helped save her father's life raised nearly $2,000 and brought 150 people together for a night of "Healing Hearts with H...
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Increase seen in Illinois health plans for 2015Jun 12, 2014 1:01 am - A spokesman says United Healthcare has filed an application to sell policies on the Illinois insurance marketplace that's a cornerstone of the nation's health care law. ...
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CVS Caremark wins honor for Mt. Prospect projectJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - The new CVS Caremark Customer Center in Mount Prospect was one of six projects to be honored statewide with an Eddie Award for its impact on economic development. The wi...
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Lawmakers push to approve unified veterans' billJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - After two overwhelming votes in two days, members of Congress say they are confident they can agree on a bill to improve veterans' health care and send it t...
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Highlights of House, Senate veterans billsJun 11, 2014 1:01 am - A comparison of House and Senate legislation aimed at improving medical care for Department of Veterans Affairs patients: HOUSE BILL • Requires VA to pay for outsid...
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Senate backs bill to improve health care for vetsJun 11, 2014 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Senate acted Wednesday to help thousands of military veterans enduring long wait times for VA medical care, as the FBI revealed it has opened a criminal...
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Arlington Heights might regulate e-cigarettes in public placesJun 10, 2014 4:30 am - Arlington Heights may soon start regulating e-cigarettes the same as tobacco cigarettes, meaning they wouldn't be allowed in restaurants and other public spaces. The vil...
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Firm wants FDA to declare smokless tobacco saferJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - RICHMOND, Va. - Smokeless tobacco maker Swedish Match is asking the Food and Drug Administration to certify its General-branded pouches of tobacco as less harmful than c...
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Des Plaines chiropractic business ditches flooding for Arlington HeightsJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - After the Des Plaines Chiropractic Center was closed by river flooding two times in five years, the center's doctors, Michael Bagby and Wade Whittier, decided that keepi...