Articles filed under Health
-
Blue Cross Blue Shield emerges as winner in IllinoisMay 01, 2014 1:01 am - A company spokesman says Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois signed up 200,000 customers on the new government marketplace in the first year of the nation's new health in...
-
Users bemoan e-cigarette bans in Chicago, New York CityApr 30, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Laws in New York and Chicago making electronic cigarettes subject to the same regulations as tobacco are taking effect, and their sellers and users are steadf...
-
Schaumburg Protein Bar grand opening May 10Apr 29, 2014 1:01 am - Protein Bar, a fast casual restaurant serving high protein, nutrient-rich menu items for on-the-go customers, will celebrate its move into Schaumburg with a grand openin...
-
Mundelein gives tax break to MedlineApr 28, 2014 1:01 am - As an incentive to open a new retail office at its Mundelein headquarters, the Medline medical-supply company will receive a portion of the sales tax it generates for th...
-
Next test for health law: Keeping people insuredApr 27, 2014 6:15 am - WASHINGTON -- Millions have signed up for new health-care plans under the Affordable Care Act. The next trick: keeping them enrolled. With the health-care law's first en...
-
Wellness programs grow more popular with employersApr 27, 2014 6:09 am - That little voice nagging you to put down the cake and lace up the running shoes is increasingly coming from your employer and is likely to grow louder with a looming ch...
-
Fact Checker: Was it really 35% of young enrolled in health care?Apr 26, 2014 1:01 am - "Thirty-five percent of people who enrolled through the federal marketplace are under the age of 35."-- President Barack Obama, news conference, April 17, 2014 While on ...
-
Few seek waiver from health insuranceApr 26, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The government left the door wide open for millions of Americans to be excused from the Affordable Care Act's requirement that most people must carry health...
-
Alexian Brothers' Ball de Fleur returnsApr 26, 2014 1:01 am - Guests of the Alexian Brothers Health System stepped back in time Saturday night, as they gathered amid the Field Museum's latest exhibition: "Opening the Vaults: Wonder...
-
FDA reviews psychiatric side effects of ChantixApr 25, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it will hold a public meeting in October to review the risks of psychiatric and behavioral side effects wi...