All Stories from May 21, 2012 (Change date)
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More doctors opting for paperless prescriptionsMay 21, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Doctors increasingly are ditching the prescription pad: More than a third of the nation's prescriptions now are electronic, according to the latest count. T...
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Identifying your rosacea triggers helps lessen its impactMay 21, 2012 6:00 am - Q. I read your column on adult acne with great interest. For years, I thought I had adult acne, but when I finally saw a doctor, she diagnosed me with rosacea. I'd l...
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Report outlines ways to reduce preemie deathsMay 21, 2012 6:00 am - Worldwide, 1 in 11 babies is born too early, a proportion that rises to 1 in 9 births in the United States. More than a million of the 15 million babies born too soon di...
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Health department activates West Nile hotlineMay 21, 2012 6:00 am - The Lake County Health Department is urging residents to protect themselves against West Nile virus, which is contracted from the bite of infected mosquitoes. “While no ...
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Study links vets to brain disease seen in athletesMay 21, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — A small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of brain injuries suffered by thousands of soldiers — suggesting they may be at risk of d...
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Winfield-sheriff secret meetings stir trouble againMay 21, 2012 5:30 am - Winfield closer to outsourcing police services?
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Madigan on Nekritz’ rising statureMay 21, 2012 5:30 am - There is a specific reason behind everything Michael Madigan says and does. The powerful longtime House speaker and Illinois Democratic Party chair, however, has never s...
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Weekend in review: Fires kill man, pets; Sox winMay 21, 2012 5:30 am - Libertyville native a military strategist at NATO summit Dubbed the "Little General" for the way he used to dig fox holes and play soldier as a boy growing up in Libert...
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Elaine Nekritz’ political timelineMay 21, 2012 5:30 am - 1995: Ran as a Democrat for state representative in the 57th District; lost to Republican Elizabeth Coulson of Glenview. 1997-2001: Worked as a legislative aide to state...
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Dawn Patrol: NATO protest clash; fatal pet shop fireMay 21, 2012 5:03 am - Protesters clash with police during NATO summit About 45 people were arrested during clashes with police as world leaders met for the first day of the NATO summit in Chi...