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Study: Skin patch could help kids with peanut allergies
A new study shows a wearable skin patch may help children who are allergic to peanuts by delivering small doses of peanut protein. The National Institutes of Health funded the… Read more
El Voto Latino
By: Ashmar Mandou According to the Pews Research Center, the number of Latino eligible voters has increased since 2012 by four million, accounting for 37 percent of the growth. According… Read more
Surge in prescription opioid poisoning among US youth
The number of children and teens hospitalized for prescription opioid poisonings has more than doubled in recent years, with both accidental overdoses and suicide attempts on the rise, a U.S…. Read more
Shedd Aquarium Asks Public to Join Mission to Help Animals in Need
At a time when an alarming number of species around the world are facing critical threats produced by human activity such as overfishing, habitat degradation, plastic pollution and rising ocean… Read more
Medicare Annual Enrollment Signals Another Important Election This Fall
By Chuck Dow, Humana Illinois Regional Medicare President Edited by Lawndale Bilingual Newspaper This fall, as Americans make their choices in a host of local, state and national elections, including… Read more
More Than 70 Percent of Consumers Can Find Marketplace Plans for Less Than $75 per Month
With window shopping beginning this week, Health Insurance Marketplace consumers can now visit HealthCare.gov to check out their options for 2017 coverage in advance of the start of Open Enrollment… Read more
November is National Runaway Prevention Month
During National Runaway Prevention Month (NRPM) in November, the National Runaway Safeline (NRS) and its partners raise awareness of the runaway and homeless youth crisis and the issues that these… Read more
CDPH Launches ‘Flu shot Campaign’
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) yearly flu shot clinics are underway across the city. In addition, CDPH announced two Saturday events in November dedicated to helping Chicago residents… Read more
Suit: Chicago Fire Department Continues Discrimination Against Women
Fresh on the heels of a judgment against sex discrimination in hiring in the Chicago Fire Department, the City is now facing a new lawsuit charging that the discrimination is… Read more
Yet Another Bogus Theory
by Daniel Nardini Since the Ra expedition in the 1970’s, there have been crackpots who have been trying to prove that some people went to places around the world where… Read more »