Articles filed under Health
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Danica Patrick to promote local hospital campaignDec 16, 2014 4:30 am - Professional race car driver Danica Patrick will be the face, the voice and the role model behind a new Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare campaign that encourages people to set...
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Officials: Nearly 600 Oak Park students out sickDec 16, 2014 12:01 am - Officials say nearly 600 students in Oak Park Elementary School District 97 have missed school because of illness. The district said about 10 percent of its students and...
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Insurers extend payment deadline for 'Obamacare'Dec 16, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Trying to head off a new round of consumer headaches with President Barack Obama's health care law, the insurance industry says it will give customers more ...
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NCH earns Top Performer recognition from The Joint CommissionDec 15, 2014 10:00 pm - Northwest Community Healthcare was recently recognized as a "2013 Top Performer" on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care o...
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Advocate Good Shepherd honored with award for stroke careDec 15, 2014 10:00 pm - Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital has received the Get With The Guidelines - Stroke Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measu...
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Accident leads to new road in life for executiveDec 15, 2014 5:11 am - In the blink of an eye, or a text of a word, the world of Erin Doyle of Downers Grove changed forever. But she's still eager to keep changing to make her future brighter...
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Flu coming earlier, harsher than last year in IllinoisDec 15, 2014 4:30 am - Illinois' flu season started earlier this year, and the most prevalent strain is also the one known for causing the most severe illness. The Illinois Department of Publi...
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Justices reject Arizona bid over abortion drugsDec 15, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is refusing to allow Arizona to enforce stringent restrictions on medical abortions while a challenge to them plays out in lower courts. T...
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Baxter to sell Vero cell vaccines platform to NanotherapeuticsDec 15, 2014 12:00 am - DEERFIELD — Baxter International Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its proprietary Vero cell technology and related assets, in...
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Can technology pick the perfect health plan for you?Dec 13, 2014 6:43 am - WASHINGTON - As much as any website claims to be an Amazon or a Kayak for health insurance, shopping for health insurance is still pretty difficult. Don't just take my w...