Articles filed under Health
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Walgreens to launch safe medication disposal program in OregonAug 18, 2016 1:00 am - Deerfield-based Walgreens Thursday is launching its safe medication disposal kiosk program in Oregon with the installation of drug take-back kiosks at six Walgreens drug...
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People With Obamacare Plans Filled More Prescriptions, But Had Lower CostsAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - The 2010 health law was meant to expand insurance coverage so that Americans could get medical care they would otherwise go without - and not spend a fortune doing so. T...
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Go Fish 5K raises funds for food pantryAug 17, 2016 5:30 am - On Saturday, Aug. 20, Dundee Township residents are invited to come out and work up a sweat for the FISH Food Pantry. That's the day of the annual Go Fish 5K Family Walk...
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Massachusetts advocate: Let young people market baby safe havensAug 17, 2016 5:30 am - Ask teenagers if they know what a baby safe haven is and their response likely will be "No." A Massachusetts group says while safe haven laws across the country are well...
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Advocates to troubled parents: Please drop off babies at safe havensAug 17, 2016 5:30 am - Child advocates are urging parents considering abandoning their newborns to instead bring them to one of many baby safe havens across the state - no questions asked. The...
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Where Trump, Clinton stand on how to stop opioid epidemicAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: One in an AP series examining issues at stake in the presidential election and how they affect people The Issue More Americans are dying from opioid...
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Philhaven applications will be taken Friday in Elk Grove VillageAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - Officials are taking applications for housing at PhilHaven, a permanent supportive housing community in Wheeling, beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 19. To be eligible, a...
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International Chicago 5K race draws legendary runnersAug 16, 2016 1:00 am - Four legendary runners - Steve Jones, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Constantina Dita and Deena Kastor - will return to Chicago take part in inaugural International Chicago 5K o...
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Walgreens collecting unwanted drugs at 12 suburban pharmaciesAug 15, 2016 1:00 am - A dozen Walgreens sites across the suburbs now are not only places to get medications, but also to return them. The pharmacy chain on Monday announced the installation o...
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Administration Paints Rosy Future For Obamacare MarketplacesAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - Despite dire warnings from Republicans and some large insurers about the stability of the Affordable Care Act exchanges, an Obama administration report released Thursday...