Articles filed under Health
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Good Shephered wins award for stroke treatmentDec 04, 2014 12:01 am - Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital has received the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measure...
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Flu vaccine may be less effective this winterDec 04, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - The flu vaccine may not be very effective this winter, according to U.S. health officials who worry this may lead to more serious illnesses and deaths. Flu se...
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Constable: Celebrating a unique talent takes unique talentDec 03, 2014 12:00 am - If you dismiss "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" as nothing more than a campy TV Christmas special with a dentist-wannabe elf, an abominable snowman, misfit toys and one ...
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Des Plaines sets impact fee for pot dispensaryDec 02, 2014 4:30 am - Any business that wants to operate a medical marijuana dispensary in Des Plaines — and gets one of the coveted state licenses to do so — will be required to pay an annua...
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Central Indiana hospital cutting nearly 70 jobsDec 02, 2014 12:01 am - MARION, Ind. - A central Indiana hospital says it plans cutting nearly 70 jobs by outsourcing its surgical services operations. Officials of Marion General Hospital say ...
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CDC: Circumcision benefits outweigh risksDec 02, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - U.S. health officials on Tuesday released a draft of long-awaited federal guidelines on circumcision, saying medical evidence supports having the procedure do...
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Des Plaines substance abuse program wins national awardDec 01, 2014 12:01 am - Presence Holy Family Medical Center in Des Plaines has garnered a national honor for its substance abuse support program. The hospital's Keys to Recovery program was awa...
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Indiana selects Hoosier Care Connect contractorsDec 01, 2014 12:01 am - INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana has chosen Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, MDwise, Inc. and Managed Health Services of Indiana to provide health care services for about 84,000...
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10 million child deaths attributed to global lack of toiletsNov 30, 2014 6:44 am - In a world in which 14 percent of the population in the 21st century still defecate outdoors, children remain among the most vulnerable to a lack of toilets, contaminati...
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Exercise in a bottle is next food frontier for NestleNov 30, 2014 6:00 am - Tucked away near Lake Geneva, a handful of Nestle SA scientists are quietly working on realizing every couch potato's dream: exercise that comes in a bottle. The world's...