Articles filed under Health
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Study finds mammograms lead to unneeded treatmentNov 22, 2012 8:00 am - Mammograms have done surprisingly little to catch deadly breast cancers before they spread, a big U.S. study finds. At the same time, more than a million women have been...
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Northwest Community Healthcare CEO announces retirementNov 21, 2012 8:54 am - Northwest Community Healthcare President and CEO Bruce Crowther announced this week he will retire at the end of 2013, ending more than two decades at the helm of the Ar...
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Despite concerns, Arlington Heights approves medical building expansionNov 20, 2012 1:45 am - The Arlington Heights village board authorized a proposed expansion to a medical building along Rand Road on Monday amid concerns from neighboring residents. Trustees’ u...
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Energy-drinking soldiers unusually sleepyNov 19, 2012 5:00 am - U.S. service members in Afghanistan battle zones who consumed three or more caffeine-charged energy drinks a day were prone to sleepiness and dozing off while on guard d...
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Suicide points to wave of insider trading in health industryNov 18, 2012 6:25 am - NEWARK, N.J. — On April 14, 2011, James Fan stood on a parking garage landing at Newark Liberty International Airport, a cheer-you-up letter from his young son in his pa...
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The ‘$5 doctor’ practices medicine from bygone eraNov 18, 2012 6:22 am - RUSHVILLE, Ill. — Patients line up early outside his office just off the town square, waiting quietly for the doctor to arrive, as he has done for nearly 60 years. Dr. R...
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Judge favors Christian publisher in Carol Stream on contraception coverageNov 16, 2012 6:33 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday temporarily prevented the Obama administration from forcing a Christian publishing company based in Carol Stream to provide its em...
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Illinois keeps pace on Obama’s health lawNov 16, 2012 3:38 pm - Illinois is ahead of some states but behind others on the path toward creating a health insurance exchange, a cornerstone of President Barack Obama’s health care law. Ob...
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What happens if Twinkies really do go away?Nov 16, 2012 3:06 pm - Let’s not panic. We all know that Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Wonder bread and the rest of Hostess Brands’ oddly everlasting foods aren’t going away any time soon, even if the...
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Owner of meningitis-linked pharmacy takes FifthNov 14, 2012 10:14 am - WASHINGTON — The owner and director of the specialty pharmacy tied to a deadly meningitis outbreak declined to testify Wednesday morning before a congressional committee...