Articles filed under Health
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Constable: Still time to find talent, pleasure once pressure is goneMay 09, 2017 5:30 am - Running has never run in my family. Outside of a mandatory 1-mile run during annual tryouts for the high school football team, I've enjoyed a lifetime of confining my ru...
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Jimmy Kimmel slams critics of his emotional health-care plea, calls out Newt GingrichMay 09, 2017 1:00 am - A week after Jimmy Kimmel shared the news about his newborn son's heart defect - and made an emotional plea about pre-existing conditions amid the health care debate - h...
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Why Blue States Might Ditch Beloved Obamacare ProtectionsMay 08, 2017 7:00 am - Under the Republican health bill, it’s up to states whether to dismantle key parts of the Affordable Care Act. Red, or GOP-leaning, states are sure to be interested in...
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Naperville North student writes about school's 'pressure culture' - and community respondsMay 07, 2017 1:00 am - A Naperville North High School student touched a nerve and sparked a communitywide conversation when she posted an online petition seeking to change the “pressure cultur...
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Human Race supports 71 DuPage nonprofitsMay 04, 2017 6:00 am - Adam Schweitzer of Downers Grove runs to ensure the YWCA can continue to help survivors of sexual assault. Oak Brook lawyer Clarissa Myers runs to help the DuPage Bar Fo...
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Constable: Race for 'too small' charities now a big dealMay 04, 2017 5:15 am - A massive run or walk that raises millions of dollars for a big-name charity is great, but it's not for everybody. Most charities don't have the staff or resources to st...
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Health care bill faces steeper climb in SenateMay 04, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Republican effort to reshape the nation's health care system cleared one major hurdle — and now it faces an even taller one. House Republicans narrowly ...
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Ronald McDonald House celebrates four decades of helping familiesMay 01, 2017 5:30 am - Julie Loudermilk isn't letting her teenage son, Colin, battle cancer alone. Since December, the Channahon mom has spent most of her waking moments with the 15-year-old, ...
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Running Short On Time, Covered California And Insurers Seek Obamacare Answers From GOPApr 28, 2017 7:00 am - With a deadline looming, California’s health exchange and a major insurer pressed Republican leaders in Washington to clear up confusion over their commitment to key p...
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Round Lake Park police will pick up unwanted medications at homesApr 28, 2017 5:30 am - In a unique twist on a common initiative, Round Lake Park police will be available for house calls to pick up unwanted prescription drugs beginning Monday. "We're the fi...