Health Care
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Elorac receives patent for treating chronic inflammatory disordersJan 20, 2017 12:00 am - U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has issued a patent to Vernon Hills-based Elorac Inc. for a "Method and Compositions for Treating Chronic Inflammatory Disorders." The pat...
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NCH wins Distinguished Hospital AwardJan 17, 2017 12:00 am - Arlington Heights-based Northwest Community Healthcare announced Tuesday that it has received Healthgrades' 2017 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence, wh...
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Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH) is among top 5% of hospitals in clinical outcomes in nation, according to Healthgrades®Jan 16, 2017 10:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (January 17, 2017) - Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH) today announced that it has received Healthgrades® 2017 Distinguished Hospital Award fo...
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Transitional care facilities move ahead in Lisle, AuroraJan 16, 2017 2:00 pm - Rosemont-based Innovative Health said Monday it will break ground this summer on new short-term rehab centers in Lisle and Aurora, after winning court decisions against ...
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Dentist With a Heart program offers free dental care in FebruaryJan 15, 2017 10:00 pm - Aurora Children's Dental Services has organized the 17th annual "Dentist With a Heart" with dates throughout February. Forty-two area dentists from throughout the Fox V...
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Cubs' Willson Contreras visits children at Park Ridge hospitalJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - Chicago Cubs Catcher Willson Contreras brightened the day for sick children at Advocate Children's Hospital in Park Ridge Thursday morning. The member of the World Serie...
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Silver Cross unveils plans for behavioral health hospitalJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - Silver Cross Hospital, in partnership with US HealthVest, unveiled plans to construct a $22 million, 100-bed behavioral health hospital. An application for the prop...
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Trump on drug prices: Pharma companies are 'getting away with murder'
Jan 11, 2017 12:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - At his first news conference as president-elect, Donald Trump accused the pharmaceutical industry of "getting away with murder" and said that he would ch...
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Medical marijuana dispensary proposed for AlgonquinJan 11, 2017 12:00 am - Algonquin officials are considering a medical marijuana company's proposal to open a dispensary in a medical office complex. ILDISP III LLC, represented by Ross Morreale...
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Takeda expands cancer business with $4.66 billion Ariad dealJan 09, 2017 12:00 am - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. will expand its footprint in the U.S. oncology market with the $4.66 billion purchase of Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc., adding one potential b...