Health Care
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Plum Healthcare names Medline an exclusive supplierJul 29, 2016 1:00 am - Business Wire MUNDELEIN - Plum Healthcare Group has awarded Medline a new exclusive distribution agreement for the 30 skilled nursing facilities it supports in Northern ...
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Abbott CEO spends $45.5 million to boost personal stock holdingsJul 28, 2016 1:00 am - Abbott Laboratories Chief Executive Officer Miles White, in the midst of buying two medical technology rivals, told investors last week he thought the company's stock pr...
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Idex to acquire SFC KoeningJul 28, 2016 1:00 am - LAKE FOREST - Idex Corp. said it will SFC Koening AG, a Swiss-based global manufacturer of metal - to - metal seal and flow control solutions serving a variety of indust...
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Baxter beats earnings estimates, raises full-year guidanceJul 26, 2016 1:00 am - Baxter International, which last year spun off its drugs unit to form Baxalta Inc., beat analysts' second-quarter earnings estimates and raised its 2016 guidance after w...
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American Academy of Pediatrics gets $1.5 million federal grantJul 26, 2016 1:00 am - The Elk Grove Village-based American Academy of Pediatrics has been awarded $1,499,999 in federal funding to help improve immunization practices for children in America....
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Walgreens adds safe medicine disposal kiosks to pharmaciesJul 25, 2016 1:00 am - Business Wire DEERFIELD - In the first national effort of its kind by a retailer, Walgreens has installed safe medication disposal kiosks at 288 pharmacies across 21 sta...
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Oakton adds medical assistant certificateJul 24, 2016 11:00 pm - Oakton Community College is adding a medical assistant certificate starting this fall to meet the growing demands in the health care field. Many employers in the indust...
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Innovation aplenty at Elgin hospital tech fairJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - A nurse for almost 30 years, Dorota Czerwisnki says she has relished the chance to work with some of the most advanced robot-assisted surgery technology at Advocate Sher...
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34 area companies earn Healthiest Companies in America recognitionJul 22, 2016 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Thirty-four Chicago-area companies have been named as Healthiest Companies in America by Interactive Health, a national leader known for its personalized welln...
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Abbott 2Q global sales beat Street estimatesJul 20, 2016 1:00 am - LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP - Abbott Laboratories on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $615 million. The maker of infant formula, medical devices and drugs said it h...