Articles filed under Health
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Kentucky Strategy Will Test Need For State-Run Obamacare ExchangesDec 02, 2015 6:00 am - Kentucky Gov.-elect Matt Bevin’s plan to dismantle the state’s successful health insurance exchange, Kynect, and shift consumers to the federal one would likely have...
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Giving Tuesday 2015: Heartland Blood Center Launches 12 Day of Giving Drive to Save Lives This Holiday SeasonDec 01, 2015 10:00 pm - Woodfield, Illinois' Largest Shopping Mall, is Host to Massive Holiday Blood Drive, December 18-31 Submitted by Patti Thomas The season of giving just got real. The ul...
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Adults flocking to coloring programs like one in Arlington HeightsDec 01, 2015 12:00 am - Marlene Bowen of Arlington Heights and Joan Schmitt of Mount Prospect retired last year from their roles as eighth-grade teachers at St. Francis de Sales School in Lake ...
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A Tale Of Two Obamacare Co-Op Insurers: One Standing, One FallingNov 30, 2015 6:00 am - Thousands of Americans are again searching for health insurance after losing it for 2016. That’s because health cooperatives - large, low-cost insurers set up as part ...
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Losing a Hero to Alzheimer's the Story of PearlNov 29, 2015 10:00 pm - Author tells of her personal experience 'Losing a Hero to Alzheimer's' Patricia M. McClure shares warning signs, early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease CHICAGO - It took...
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Seizure-symptom app is latest Apple health research toolNov 29, 2015 4:22 am - Someday soon, Apple iPhones and watches might be able to recognize when someone's having an epileptic seizure and call for help. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University ...
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Construction picking up on Wheeling's Philhaven developmentNov 25, 2015 12:00 am - Construction on Wheeling's Philhaven Development, a project that's faced scrutiny since it was introduced in 2012, is picking up as crews clear the land just off Hintz R...
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Kenneth Young Center holds Mt. Prospect open houseNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - The Kenneth Young Center, a social service agency based in Elk Grove Village, held an open house last week for its new Mount Prospect location, which provides a variety ...
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Study; Some nonprofit hospitals charging uninsured patients moreNov 22, 2015 4:12 am - A lot of people who don't have health insurance worry about getting hit with huge bills if they go to the hospital. Most consumers probably don't realize that many hospi...
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Millennials and the false allure of online psychotherapyNov 21, 2015 6:01 am - My new patient, B., a 23-year-old graduate student, began our session by pulling out her iPhone. She had diagnosed herself with an anxiety disorder by taking a brief onl...