Articles filed under Health
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Study: A third of teen girls experience depressionJun 03, 2017 7:22 am - Depression is usually considered an issue parents have to watch out for starting in the turbulent teenage years. The CW channel, full of characters with existential angs...
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Senators’ Dueling Web Shoutouts Echo Nation’s Partisan Divide On ObamacareJun 01, 2017 7:00 am - Politically, Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) are not all that far apart. Both are moderates who rejected proposed cuts in Medicaid funds. And yet, in ...
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Naperville native's film about struggles with anxiety making Hollywood premiereMay 29, 2017 8:00 am - Naperville native Kelsey Sante has lived the experience in her short film, “Reach,” for years. She endured panic attacks while a student at Neuqua Valley High School and...
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Molina Healthcare, A Top Obamacare Insurer, Investigates Breach Of Patients’ DataMay 26, 2017 7:00 am - Molina Healthcare, a major insurer in Medicaid and state exchanges across the country, has shut down its online patient portal as it investigates a potential data breach...
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Downers Grove family's 'lighthearted' race aims to improve mental health supportMay 24, 2017 5:00 am - Healing takes many forms for those affected by suicide loss. One of those forms, for a Downers Grove family who lost a brother and a son in 2015, is a run that's approa...
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'Sad commentary' on mental health help: Money matters in treatment accessMay 23, 2017 5:30 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated. One in two people will have a diagnosable mental health condition during their lifetime, while one in five adults will fa...
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Surprise winner says God has a purpose for himMay 23, 2017 1:00 am - "I feel like God is preparing me for something," Schaumburg Realtor Tony Wiszowaty said after his surprise, come-from-behind victory in the Fittest Losers Challenge. "I ...
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Solving the suburbs' mental health language barriersMay 22, 2017 5:30 am - Problem: As many as 500,000 people who speak a language other than English at home in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties could need mental health help e...
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Why mental health mattersMay 22, 2017 5:30 am - Mental health can cause consequences that hurt not only individuals and families but workplaces, public assistance systems and the economy. Here's how: • Mental disorder...
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Clients search for understanding as language barriers complicate mental health treatmentMay 22, 2017 5:30 am - Second of three parts. Ana Paula Guerrero's child is having a hard time with her sports coach, and it's making her miserable and the whole family unhappy. Guerrero ...