Walgreen clinics to treat chronic illnesses

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Walgreen is expanding the reach of its drugstore clinics beyond treating ankle sprains and sinus infections to handling chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure.

The Deerfield, Ill., company says most of its 370 in-store clinics now will diagnose, treat and monitor patients with chronic conditions that typically are handled by doctors.

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