Articles filed under Health
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A health law fine on the uninsured will more than doubleOct 19, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The math is harsh: The federal penalty for having no health insurance is set to jump to $695, and the Obama administration is being urged to highlight ...
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Advocate, BCBS partner on new low-cost health care planOct 19, 2015 5:40 am - Downers Grove-based Advocate Health Care and Chicago-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois have partnered on a new low-cost health care plan that opened Sunday on...
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Adult Down Syndrome Center dedicates Healing GardenOct 18, 2015 11:00 pm - Nearly 150 family, friends and community supporters of the Advocate Medical Group Adult Down Syndrome Center, as well as leaders of the facility, gathered to dedicate a ...
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Washington stands still despite drumbeat on high drug pricesOct 18, 2015 7:41 am - WASHINGTON - On the campaign trail, Hillary Clinton is proposing to force pharmaceutical companies to spend more on research. In California, the push is on for a law to ...
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Need an ambulance? Why you may not want the more sophisticated versionOct 18, 2015 1:00 am - Patients who are having a heart attack, stroke or other serious health emergency have a greater chance of surviving if they're taken to the hospital in a basic life-supp...
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North Aurora medical marijuana dispensary prepares to openOct 17, 2015 7:40 am - Trisha Seydel of Wheaton has had painful rheumatoid arthritis for 23 years. And conventional medical treatments have caused side effects that were worse than the disease...
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Boil water order lifted for parts of DuPageOct 17, 2015 1:00 am - Residents in unincorporated areas near Wheaton, Winfield and Carol Stream no longer need to boil their drinking water, officials from Illinois American Water announced S...
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Takata air bag problem widens to some 2015 GM vehiclesOct 17, 2015 1:00 am - DETROIT - The deadly problem with exploding Takata air bag inflators continues to spread to newer vehicles, this time hitting a small number of 2015 General Motors cars ...
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Marianjoy launches GoBabyGo chapterOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - WHEATON - With the help of over 50 volunteers from the community and Marianjoy associates, Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital will launch its own chapter of GoBabyGo at a...
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Regent Surgical Health sets partnership in AlaskaOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - WESTCHESTER - Regent Surgical Health announced a new ambulatory surgery center partnership in Alaska. The facility, Surgery Center of Wasilla, serves patients in the fas...