Articles filed under Health
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Children's Hospital group partners with MedlineFeb 12, 2016 12:00 am - MUNDELEIN - Child Health Advantage, a purchasing program for physicians through Children's Hospital Association, has chosen Medline as its preferred health care product ...
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Illinois youth soccer group bans hitting ball with headFeb 12, 2016 12:00 am - The group that governs 81,000 young soccer players in Illinois says it will no longer let athletes age 10 and younger use their heads to strike the ball. Illinois Youth ...
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Farm Contractors Balk At Obamacare RequirementsFeb 11, 2016 6:00 am - Obamacare is putting the agricultural industry in a tizzy. Many contractors who provide farm labor and must now offer workers health insurance are complaining loudly abo...
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Minority women receive free services at Renz CenterFeb 10, 2016 10:00 pm - Minority women in need of substance abuse treatment can now receive free trauma informed services through Renz Addiction Counseling Center's "Sisters Unite in Preventing...
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Gov't report: 8 states had significant drop in uninsuredFeb 09, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Eight states saw a significant drop last year in the number of residents going without health insurance, according to a government report out Tuesday t...
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Abbott brings 'salted decadence' bars to crowded snack aisleFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - Abbott Laboratories, the world's largest maker of heart stents and adult nutritional beverages, is doubling down on the crowded $6.2 billion U.S. snack market with a lin...
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How your ethnicity impacts heart disease riskFeb 07, 2016 10:00 pm - African Americans, Latinos and Asians were found to have a lower risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) compared to Caucasian people, according to a recent study. CHD play...
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Small businesses traverse health care, tax complexitiesFeb 07, 2016 5:12 am - NEW YORK - As more requirements of the health care law take effect, income tax filing season becomes more complex for small businesses. Companies required to offer healt...
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2016 Obamacare Enrollment Tops Expectations At 12.7 MillionFeb 04, 2016 6:00 am - About 12.7 million Americans enrolled in private health insurance through the federal and state marketplaces for 2016, the Obama administration said Thursday. Sign-ups i...
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Obama health care law posts respectable sign-up seasonFeb 04, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Still facing political jeopardy, President Barack Obama's health care law beat expectations by earning solid sign-ups this year, according to figures r...