Articles filed under Health
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Why your company might not offer a high-deductible plan next yearAug 16, 2015 7:36 am - WASHINGTON -- After years of passing on more and more health-care costs to employees, companies are slowing their adoption of high-deductible plans next year, according ...
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Suburban teens get unique opportunity to study medicineAug 16, 2015 1:00 am - Kailash Panchapakesan spent his summer in and out of hospital rooms, interacting with patients and shadowing cardiologists. He learned about various medical conditions ...
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DuPage hopes to improve, not sell, convalescent centerAug 16, 2015 1:00 am - Saying they want to protect the long-term sustainability of the DuPage Convalescent Center, county officials are bringing in outside consultants to take "a deep dive" in...
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Why CVS is switching from Viagra to CialisAug 15, 2015 11:00 pm - The news that next year CVS Health will drop coverage of Viagra, the little blue pill that spawned a multibillion-dollar industry of erectile dysfunction drugs, would se...
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How your phone can ward off ticks and sunburnsAug 15, 2015 7:00 am - There are two health issues many Mid-Atlantic residents fret about each summer: sunburn and Lyme disease. It turns out that smartphones, which most people have at hand e...
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Rauner uses veto to further restrict pot decriminalizationAug 14, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner used his veto authority Friday to alter a pair of marijuana bills, setting higher fines in a measure decriminalizing small amounts of the drug and scal...
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Golf outing to benefit GiGi's Playhouse Aug. 14Aug 11, 2015 1:00 am - Golfers and supporters of GiGi's Playhouse will tee up for charity at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14 for the GiGi's Playhouse National Achievement Center Golf Outing at The Brid...
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Schaumburg library to host blood drive Aug. 26Aug 10, 2015 1:00 am - A blood drive will be held 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26 in the Rasmussen South Room of the Schaumburg Township District Library at 130 S. Roselle Road in S...
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CDC: Coordinated approach could cut projected 'superbug' infections in halfAug 09, 2015 7:36 am - With the United States facing an increasing number of drug-resistant "superbugs," federal health officials said a relatively simple solution could prevent more than half...
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Factcheck: Harry Reid's claim that 30% of women rely on Planned ParenthoodAug 09, 2015 7:33 am - "The Republican bill pretends to be for women's health, but it would prohibit federal funds to go to an organization that is the health care backbone for American women ...