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Getting in touch with hospital patients helps relieve delirium
Posted Jun 17, 2013 5:00 AMWhen Paula Duncan's father-in-law was hospitalized with pneumonia at age 80, his personality changed. Almost overnight, he became aggressive and combative. As a hospital nurse, Duncan knew that older patients sometimes become delirious. She just...
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HIP Athletic Club celebrates one year of weekly runs, walks
Updated Jun 18, 2013 11:32 AMPalatine’s roads and trails have seen more runners in recent months thanks to the efforts of the Hoffman Estates, Inverness & Palatine Athletic Club. The club’s first-year anniversary celebration will be held Saturday, June 22, following the regular 8...
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Bullying movie, forum Saturday in Palatine
Updated Jun 19, 2013 1:19 PMA panel of experts will discuss how to address the nation’s bullying epidemic after a screening of the documentary movie “Bully” at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center, 150 E. Wood St., Palatine.
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