Articles filed under Health
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Warren-Newport Library to host free health checksJul 31, 2017 1:00 am - Warren-Newport Public Library, 222 N. O'Plaine Road, Gurnee will host a mobile health unit to provide free health screenings Thursday. The Community Care Connection, a m...
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A runner's call to get off the treadmill and into the wildJul 30, 2017 7:09 am - "Footnotes: How Running Makes Us Human" By Vybarr Cregan-Reid St. Martin's. 334 pp. $26.99 --- Early in the morning, after finishing Vybarr Cregan-Reid's hard-to-categor...
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This app tells you when you're depressed, but who else does it tell?Jul 29, 2017 7:15 am - A Facebook message pops up on my phone screen. "What's going on in your world?" It's from a robot named Woebot, the brainchild of Stanford University psychologist Alison...
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5 Ways White House Can Use Its Muscle To Undercut ObamacareJul 28, 2017 7:00 am - This story was originally published on July 24. About an hour after the Senate’s dramatic third attempt to repeal Obamacare fell short - and after almost eight months ...
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5 Ways White House Can Use Its Muscle To Undercut ObamacareJul 28, 2017 7:00 am - This story was originally published on July 24. About an hour after the Senate’s dramatic third attempt to repeal Obamacare fell short - and after almost eight months ...
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Amita on target with $250 million in new projects through 2021Jul 28, 2017 1:00 am - Arlington Heights-based Amita Health's plan to expand three suburban hospitals and build four new medical facilities could cost up to $250 million and will be completed ...
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Fox Valley Hands of Hope offers free programs, support groupsJul 26, 2017 11:00 pm - Fox Valley Hands of Hope, a community-based, nonprofit organization, is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life and providing hope for those experiencing grief or lif...
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Recent flooding may impact Bob Leonard run route in St. CharlesJul 25, 2017 11:00 pm - The annual Bob Leonard 5K/10K River Run will go forward despite a wet course along the Fox River in St. Charles, according to race officials. But runners should stay tun...
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Senate vote clears way for GOP health care bill debateJul 25, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — With Vice President Mike Pence breaking a 50-50 tie, the Senate voted by a hair Tuesday to start debating Republican legislation to tear down much of the Ob...
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Jumpstart program helps prevent diabetesJul 24, 2017 11:00 pm - When Bellwood resident Doris Courts, 78, was diagnosed with pre-diabetes several years ago, she was determined to do all she could to avoid full-blown diabetes. She had ...