Articles filed under Health
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Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital First in the Northwest Suburbs to Implant S-ICD Defibrillator in Patient at Risk of Sudden Cardiac ArrestMar 18, 2014 11:00 pm - Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital is the first hospital in the northwest suburbs to implant a subcutaneous implantable defibrillator (S-ICD). The Boston Scientific S-ICD® ...
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New health insurance rights for same-sex couplesMar 14, 2014 1:00 am - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting to expand health insurance access for same-sex couples, the Obama administration said Friday that plans offering benefits for h...
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Cadence Health in merger talks with NorthwesternMar 13, 2014 1:00 am - Officials at Northwestern Memorial HealthCare in Chicago and Cadence Health, the parent of Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield and Delnor Hospital in Geneva, announced T...
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Obama hams it up for health care on Funny or DieMar 11, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is hamming it up online to promote his health care plan. Obama joked Tuesday with comedian Zach Galifianakis, including poking fun a...
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Maryville nurses strike outside Des Plaines hospitalMar 10, 2014 1:01 am - Nurses from Maryville Behavioral Health Hospital and their supporters walked picket lines outside the Des Plaines facility Monday, launching what's expected to be a five...
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Review: New Samsungs will appeal to fitness fansMar 08, 2014 7:32 am - NEW YORK - Samsung is banking on you shaping up this spring. The company recently unveiled its new Galaxy S5 smartphone, which is set to go on sale in April, along with ...
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Site work begins on Centegra's Huntley hospitalMar 06, 2014 12:01 am - While construction won't begin in earnest until late spring, crews have begun moving dirt on the site that will house Centegra Health System's new 128-bed hospital in Hu...
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Illinois Chiropractic Foundation (ICF) Recommends Chiropractic Care To Help Treat ObesityMar 05, 2014 10:00 pm - With warm weather months approaching, it's the perfect time to start thinking about getting out and getting active. According to the United States Surgeon General, howev...
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Alzheimer's buddy program pairs patients, studentsMar 05, 2014 12:01 am - At age 80, retired Chicago physician and educator Dan Winship is getting a bittersweet last chance to teach about medicine - only this time he's the subject. In the earl...
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WHO: 5 percent of calories should be from sugarMar 05, 2014 12:01 am - LONDON - Just try sugarcoating this: The World Health Organization says your daily sugar intake should be just 5 percent of your total calories - half of what the agency...