Health Care
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Naperville sisters fight to cure pancreatic cancerNov 06, 2017 10:00 pm - Joseph C. Monastra was starting his retirement by looking for a house in Florida when he passed out at a restaurant. Four weeks later, he was dead from pancreatic cancer...
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Orthopedic center under construction Randall in AlgonquinNov 05, 2017 10:00 pm - It wasn't that noticeable until the construction traffic starting impacting shoppers' Target runs. OrthoIllinois broke ground at the end of September on a new 34,000...
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Indiana state rep tours Bufffalo Grove medical cannabis dispensaryNov 05, 2017 12:00 am - Indiana state Rep. Jim Lucas will tour the PDI Medical cannabis dispensary at 1623 Barclay Blvd. in Buffalo Grove on Nov. 16 as part of a fact-finding trip by the chief ...
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Upgrades planned at Arlington Heights hospital's Wellness CenterNov 04, 2017 1:00 am - The Northwest Community Healthcare Wellness Center in Arlington Heights will undergo $1 million worth of renovations, adding 100 new pieces of equipment and 5,000 square...
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Haymarket could open residential drug treatment center in WheatonNov 03, 2017 12:00 am - A Chicago drug and alcohol treatment center seeking to expand its programs to Wheaton would fill a void for recovering addicts as the region faces an unrelenting opioid ...
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Miniature horses comfort older patients at Lutheran General centerNov 01, 2017 1:00 am - Chicago resident Gertrude Baluczynski leaned over and touched her head to the forehead of Lunar, a miniature therapy horse, seeming to have a communal moment. Two minia...
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Edward, Elmhurst hospitals add screens to help doctors explain diagnosesNov 01, 2017 1:00 am - When cancer center doctors at Elmhurst Hospital enter exam rooms to deliver diagnoses, they now have a new tool to help make complex information more understandable: A T...
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Donors provide new Barrington workout center for physically challengedOct 27, 2017 1:00 am - Barrington's nonprofit NeuroBalance Center is ready to serve more clients with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and other conditions in a new building with five t...
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Elmhurst Hospital completes expansion of emergency departmentOct 24, 2017 1:00 am - Elmhurst Hospital has unveiled a newly expanded emergency department that provides much-needed space to help handle a growing number of ER patients. With the addition ...
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Seminars on Medicare Part D in Palatine and Rolling MeadowsOct 19, 2017 1:00 am - State Sen. Tom Rooney and AARP will host two Medicare Part D seminars Monday, Oct. 23, in Palatine and Rolling Meadows for seniors to learn about plan options, costs and...