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  • Marianna Sgarbi, left, with the Icla da Silva Foundation, has been trying to find a bone marrow donor match for Neftali Hernandez, 35, who suffers from aplastic anemia and needs a marrow transplant.

    Suburbanite’s plight highlights need for Latino bone marrow donors May 6, 2013 12:00 AM
    After three years of living with a debilitating bone marrow disease, Neftali Hernandez is hoping to find a bone marrow donor so he can start living a normal life again. But despite four siblings, a national registry of 10.5 million potential donors and multiple donor drives in the suburbs, Hernandez, 35, has been unable so far to find a match. His plight highlights the need for more Latino bone marrow donors.

     
  • Only six insurance carriers have told the state of Illinois they want to sell a combined 165 health policies on the state’s online insurance marketplace under the nation’s new health care law — numbers far lower than expected, raising concerns the trend will hold true across the country.

    Fewer health applicants than expected in Illinois May 5, 2013 12:00 AM
    Only six insurance carriers have told the state of Illinois they want to sell a combined 165 health policies on the state's online insurance marketplace under the nation's new health care law — numbers far lower than expected, raising concerns the trend will hold true across the country.

     
  • Lon Finkelstein, CFO of Vermont Tent Company, speaks in South Burlington, Vt. Finkelstein, chief financial officer of Vermont Tent Co., has been trying to figure out how many employees the company would need to provide health coverage for under the new health care law. The South Burlington company, which rents tents and party equipment, has a staff that ranges from 30 in the off-season to 70 during the busy spring, summer and fall months.

    Businesses may get sticker shock on health care May 5, 2013 12:00 AM
    Small business owners may be experiencing sticker shock now that insurers are revealing the rates they want to charge under the new health care law. Many are worried that paying for health care will hurt profits and have held back on hiring, spending or expanding. The information that's been released to date is providing some insight, but not enough for small businesses to be comfortable about making big financial moves.

     
  • The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to remove the eight hospital-acquired conditions, which include infections and mismatched blood transfusions, from its website tracking hospital mistakes.

    U.S. to delete data on hospital mistakes from website May 5, 2013 12:00 AM
    Two years ago, over objections from the hospital industry, the United States announced it would add data about "potentially life-threatening" mistakes made in hospitals to a website people can search to check on safety performance. Now the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to remove the eight hospital-acquired conditions, which include infections and mismatched blood transfusions, while it comes up with a different set.

     
  • Pictured from left to right, Alexian Brothers Daniel McCormick (Provincial), Brother Paul Magner and Brother Tom Klein with Melanie Furlan, Vice President, Advancement, for Alexian Brothers Foundation, show off the silent auction items, including an autographed guitar by John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls.

    Alexian Brothers supporters celebrate at Ball de Fleur May 5, 2013 12:00 AM
    Supporters of the Alexian Brothers Health System have a lot to celebrate these days. One month after opening their $126 million Alexian Brothers Women’s & Children’s Hospital in Hoffman Estates, more than 500 people gathered Saturday in Chicago to advance the system’s next health initiatives. They gathered at Chicago’s Palmer House Hilton for the 27th annual Ball de Fleur black tie optional event.

     
  • Texas A&M students walk past an apartment complex Saturday in West, Texas, that was damaged due to the explosion at a fertilizer plant on April 17. The plant that exploded had only $1 million in liability coverage, lawyers said Saturday.

    Texas plant that blew up carried only $1 million policy May 4, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Texas fertilizer plant that exploded last month, killing 14 people, injuring more than 200 others and causing tens of millions of dollars in damage to the surrounding area had only $1 million in liability coverage, lawyers said Saturday.

     
  • Steve Scogna

    Scogna tapped as new Northwest Healthcare CEOMay 3, 2013 12:00 AM
    Hospital veteran executive Steve Scogna of Naperville has been tapped as the new CEO at Northwest Community Healthcare in Arlington Heights. He replaces Bruce Crowther, who previously announced his plan to retire at the end of 2013 after 23 years of service. Crowther will assist with the transition and handle special projects.

     

  • Addus HomeCare sees 7 pecent 1Q revenue increase May 3, 2013 12:00 AM

     

  • Acura Pharmaceuticals reports $4 million 1Q loss May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
    Specialty drugmaker Acura Pharmaceuticals reported a net loss of $4.2 million for the first quarter 2013.

     
  • Federal health regulators are deciding whether triclosan, the germ-killing ingredient found in an estimated 75 percent of anti-bacterial liquid soaps and body washes sold in the U.S. is harmful. The ruling, which will determine whether triclosan continues to be used in household cleaners, could have broader implications for a $1 billion industry that includes hundreds of anti-bacterial products from toothpaste to toys.

    Decade-old question: Is anti-bacterial soap safe? May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
    It's a chemical that's been in U.S. households for more than 40 years, from the body wash in your bathroom shower to the knives on your kitchen counter to the bedding in your baby's basinet. But federal health regulators are just now deciding whether triclosan — the germ-killing ingredient — is ineffective, or worse, harmful.

     
  • This undated image made available by Teva Women’s Health shows the packaging for their Plan B One-Step (levonorgestrel) tablet, one of the brands known as the “morning-after pill.” The Obama administration’s decision to appeal a court order lifting age limits on purchasers of the morning-after pill set off a storm of criticism from reproductive rights groups, who denounced it as politically motivated and a step backward for women’s health.

    Women’s groups decry appeal on morning-after pill May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Obama administration's decision to appeal a court order lifting age limits on purchasers of the morning-after pill set off a storm of criticism from reproductive rights groups, who denounced it as politically motivated and a step backward for women's health.

     

  • 440 pounds of unwanted medication collected May 2, 2013 12:00 AM

     

  • Palatine pharmaceutical company sues over generic drug plans May 1, 2013 12:00 AM
    Palatine-based Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc., whose technology helps deter drug abuse, sued Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., India's largest drugmaker, over its plan to market a generic version of the painkiller Oxecta.

     

  • Very few insurance carriers apply with state May 1, 2013 12:00 AM
    Only six insurance carriers have told the state of Illinois they want to sell a combined 165 health policies on the state's online insurance marketplace under the nation's new health care law — numbers far lower than expected, raising concerns the trend will hold true across the country.

     

  • Mundelein’s Medline recognized for ‘green’ health care Apr 30, 2013 12:00 AM
    Practice Greenhealth awarded Medline Industries the 2012 Practice Greenhealth Champion for Change Award for outstanding contributions to environmentally responsible health care.

     
  • Medicare chief Marilyn Tavenner also is overseeing the rollout of the health care law

    Obama administration simplifies health care form Apr 30, 2013 12:00 AM
    The first draft was as mind-numbing as a tax form. Tuesday the Obama administration unveiled simplified application forms for health insurance benefits coming next year under the federal health care overhaul. The biggest change: a five-page short form that single people can fill out.

     
  • Alert Energy Gum, includes as much caffeine as a half a cup of coffee in one piece and promises “the right energy, right now.”

    FDA will evaluate added caffeine in foods Apr 30, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that it will investigate the safety of added caffeine and its effects on children and adolescents. The agency made the announcement just as Wrigley was rolling out Alert Energy Gum, a new product that includes as much caffeine as a half a cup of coffee in one piece and promises "the right energy, right now."

     
  • Cardinal Francis George stops and chats with Shereena Cheeran of Elgin and her newborn, Norelle. George blessed the staff, patients and families of the new Alexian Brothers Women and Children's Hospital in Hoffman Estates on Monday.

    Images: Cardinal George visits Alexian Brothers Apr 29, 2013 12:00 AM
    Some of the smallest patients at Alexian Brothers Health Center in Hoffman Estates had a special visitor Monday. Cardinal Francis George spent the afternoon walking the halls of the new Women and Children's Hospital, sprinkling holy water on the doors of those in intensive care, blessing the doctors and nurses and personally praying with many families, including women in labor, premature babies and sick children.

     
  • Cardinal Francis George stops and chats with Shereena Cheeran of Elgin and her newborn, Norelle. George blessed the staff, patients and families of the new Alexian Brothers Women & Children’s Hospital in Hoffman Estates on Monday.

    Cardinal blesses babies, families at new hospitalApr 29, 2013 12:00 AM
    Some of the smallest patients at Alexian Brothers Health Center in Hoffman Estates had a special visitor Monday. Cardinal Francis George spent the afternoon walking the halls of the new Women & Children's Hospital, sprinkling holy water on the doors of those in intensive care, blessing the doctors and nurses and personally praying with many families, including women in labor and sick children.

     

  • Anesthesiologists break ground on Schaumburg HQ Apr 26, 2013 12:00 AM
    The American Society of Anesthesiologists will break ground on their new headquarters building at 1061 American Lane in Schaumburg at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27.

     
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