Articles filed under Health
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Buffalo Grove eye doctor sees value of his work in NicaraguaFeb 01, 2017 5:00 am - Dr. Larry Nierman has worked for more than 40 years as an optometrist, including the last 30 in Buffalo Grove. But a trip to Nicaragua last month with a branch of Doctor...
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Renz Center celebrates two anniversariesJan 31, 2017 10:00 pm - As Renz Addiction Counseling Center celebrates its 56 years of substance abuse treatment and prevention education this February, Jim's Friends, a support group of fellow...
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Will Lake County increase tobacco age to 21?Jan 31, 2017 12:00 am - Lake County officials want to develop an ordinance that would raise the legal age for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products to 21. The informal decision Tuesday f...
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Drug Prices, Opioids, And Obamacare: A Conversation With Assemblyman Jim WoodJan 30, 2017 6:00 am - California policymakers are facing a busy year, as a Republican-controlled Congress inches closer to rolling back key provisions of the Affordable Care Act and debate ov...
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Relay For Life of Northern DuPage aims to unite nine communitiesJan 30, 2017 5:00 am - Being diagnosed with cancer can feel isolating, as if a line suddenly separates you from your cancer-free family and friends. But an event in the works aims to show canc...
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Poll: Broad worries about losing health coverageJan 27, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Though "Obamacare" still divides Americans, a majority worries many will lose coverage if the 2010 law is repealed in the nation's long-running politic...
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Arizona Children Could Lose Big Under Obamacare RepealJan 27, 2017 6:00 am - Like any college student, Vanessa Ramirez never expected chemotherapy would be part of her busy school schedule. “I don’t have any history of cancer in my family, so...
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Repeal Ripples: Five Obamacare Exchange Chiefs Contemplate An Uncertain FutureJan 27, 2017 6:00 am - The health insurance marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act are in their fourth year of selling health insurance plans to people who don’t get insurance throu...
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Naperville teen with cancer leads drive to help familiesJan 27, 2017 5:00 am - Before Justin Wegner had surgery to remove about 200 cancerous tumors in his abdomen, he reached out to his alma mater. He had an idea, and he thought the JKB club at N...
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Aurora passes law to help 9-year-old baker with food allergiesJan 25, 2017 12:00 am - Nine-year-old Savannah Ray of Aurora will be able to sell her homemade cupcakes thanks to the tenacity of her mom and another young entrepreneur. A downstate 11-year-old...