Articles filed under Health
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White House unveils new birth control fixes for religious groupsAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Seeking to quell a politically charged controversy, the Obama administration announced new measures Friday to allow religious nonprofits and some companies ...
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Family Support Group in Des PlainesAug 21, 2014 11:00 pm - The National Alliance on Mental Illness, Cook County North Suburban, invites the public to attend its "Family Support Groups" for families of adults coping with mental i...
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Grant funds nursing education centerAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - Elmhurst College has received a $1.5 million state grant that will be used to help finance the Elmhurst College Simulation Center at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, a state-...
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Medical pot growers competing for Bartlett siteAug 19, 2014 1:00 am - Four businesses hoping to produce medical marijuana in Bartlett are clamoring for a piece of vacant land in an industrial park to set up growing operations. The state De...
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Suburban charities, hospitals keep watchful eye on EbolaAug 18, 2014 5:00 am - Lake Forest College adjunct professor Helen Bond usually takes some students along on her yearly trips to Guinea, where they study west African drumming, and she works t...
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New Illinois laws target senior care complaintsAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has signed two pieces of legislation giving seniors and the disabled greater access to people who can address complaints about their care or their living ...
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Data breach might affect Vista patientsAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - Community Health Systems recently suffered a data breach that might affect patients at medical centers in Waukegan, according to the Better Business Bureau. Vista Medica...
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Audit shows Illinois overdrew millions in federal Medicaid moneyAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois used faulty methods for withdrawing federal Medicaid money, resulting in "a perpetual 'treadmill effect"' of regular overdraws of dollars that the state later h...
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4 keys to appealing a rejected insurance claimAug 17, 2014 7:31 am - Keep calm and take notes. Stay true to this principle and you can improve your odds of successfully fighting a health insurer's claim rejection. Experts who help with ...
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State law limiting medical marijuana locationsAug 16, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - As Illinois' new medical marijuana program gets up and running, state restrictions on where the plants may be grown and sold mean large portions of some co...