Articles filed under Health
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Mental health advocate to speak at Lake Bluff eventApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - On Thursday, May 5, Kelly O'Brien, director of The Kennedy Forum Illinois, will deliver the keynote address at Youth and Family Counseling's Food For Thought Luncheon, n...
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Grayslake aims to become a 'dementia-friendly' communityApr 21, 2016 5:39 am - Grayslake police officers and firefighters will receive training next week on how to better understand and help people with dementia. Police Chief Phil Perlini said the ...
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Constable: Schwarber's knee will fare better than Gale Sayers' didApr 21, 2016 5:20 am - On Nov. 10, 1968, graceful Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers was knifing through the San Francisco 49ers defense when cornerback Kermit Alexander dove into the lege...
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Report: Life expectancy dipped a bit for white women in USApr 20, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Life expectancy for white women has fallen a little, according to a new government report. White women lost about five weeks from their predicted lifespa...
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UnitedHealthcare To Exit All But â€~Handful’ Of Obamacare Markets In 2017Apr 19, 2016 7:00 am - UnitedHealthcare will operate only in a “handful” of health insurance exchanges in 2017, down from 34 states this year, company officials said Tuesday. The company d...
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Competition Suffers Most If UnitedHealth Exits Obamacare In 2017: AnalysisApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - If UnitedHealthcare follows through on its threat to quit the health insurance marketplaces in 2017, more than 1 million consumers would be left with a single health pla...
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7 tips for cancer patients worrying about the cost of their careApr 17, 2016 7:07 am - You've just been diagnosed with cancer. One of your first questions, after the shock wears off, is most likely: How much could all this cost? The answer may be hard to p...
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Couch to 5K Week 9 tip: Mix it up a bitApr 17, 2016 5:00 am - This week's workout: Walk 2 mins/Run 13 mins for 30 minutes By Nick Hurley Dick Pond Try more than running - incorporate some cross-training in your workout routine. Cy...
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County, state, feds investigating Lake Villa woman's bacteria deathApr 13, 2016 1:00 am - Local, state and federal health officials are investigating the death of a Lake Villa woman in Illinois' first confirmed case of a bacterial infection that has killed at...
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At Disney, running a race is all about the costumeApr 12, 2016 6:00 am - LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - At Walt Disney World, you might find Darth Vader, Tinker Bell or a classic Disney princess running alongside half-marathon participants. These e...