Articles filed under Health
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Advocate, NorthShore merger means 16 hospitals, 3 million patientsSep 12, 2014 1:00 am - The merger of Advocate Health Care and NorthShore University Health System announced Friday aims to create the largest health care system in Illinois that will focus hea...
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NCH CEO to meet with suburban seniorsSep 11, 2014 1:01 am - Local seniors will soon have the opportunity to sit down with the CEO of Arlington Heights-based Northwest Community Healthcare for a discussion about health care needs ...
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Hospitals, doctors 'crazy' busy with virus sweeping suburbsSep 11, 2014 1:00 am - Virus going around is 'not a reason to panic,' suburban doctors say
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Elk Grove endorses plans from 9 medical marijuana companiesSep 10, 2014 5:30 am - Nine companies are seeking to become either a seller or grower of medical marijuana in Elk Grove Village, but they'll have to compete with each other and likely many oth...
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Employees sickened at Michaels store in SchaumburgSep 10, 2014 1:00 am - Straw or hay that was being unwrapped for Halloween decorations at a Michaels store in Schaumburg may be to blame for several employees falling ill and, in three cases, ...
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DuPage County Health Dept. offers tips on virus preventionSep 09, 2014 11:00 pm - With the recent increase in respiratory illness reports in many parts of the nation and Illinois, alongside the upcoming cold and flu season, the DuPage County Health De...
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Schaumburg Township hosts Wellness Day Sept. 17Sep 09, 2014 1:01 am - Schaumburg Township will host the fourth annual Community Wellness Day from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 at township hall, 1 Illinois Blvd. in Hoffman Estates. Free a...
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Watchdog: VA managers lied about delaysSep 09, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Managers at more than a dozen Veterans Affairs medical facilities lied to investigators about scheduling practices and other issues, the department's inspec...
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Madigan proposes allowing cameras at nursing homesSep 08, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Monday said she will push for legislation to allow video or audio recording devices to be placed in nursing home rooms to monit...
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State begins taking marijuana business applicationsSep 08, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Entrepreneurs wanting to cultivate or dispense medical marijuana under a new Illinois law are getting their chance to be considered, but few, if any, have ...