Articles filed under Health
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American Heart Association says cut back on saltMar 03, 2016 10:00 pm - March is National Nutrition Month, and the American Heart Association wants you to shake your salt habit. Sodium consumption may lead to elevated blood pressure, which ...
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Mental Health First Aid teaches how to help people in crisisMar 01, 2016 10:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (March 2, 2016) - Most people would know how to help if they saw someone having a heart attack. They would start CPR or, at the very least, call ...
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Five area hospitals named on the nation's '100 Top Hospitals' listMar 01, 2016 12:00 am - Five area hospitals were named on the nation's 100 Top Hospitals for 2016 list Tuesday by Truven Health Analytics, a provider of data-driven analytics and solutions to i...
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AbbVie in talks with German drugmaker on cancer partnershipMar 01, 2016 12:00 am - NORTH CHICAGO - Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, the closely held German drugmaker, is in talks with AbbVie Inc. about a significant partnership that could help the companies ...
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Marianjoy, Northwestern close dealMar 01, 2016 12:00 am - About 1,000 workers from Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital joined Northwestern Memorial HealthCare on Tuesday when Northwestern's acquisition closed on the Wheaton-based...
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Durbin: Abbott Laboratories to lay off 180 workersMar 01, 2016 12:00 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin called on Abbott Laboratories CEO Miles White to explain reports that his company plans to lay off 180 workers and replace them with foreign wo...
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Advocate Babies Leap to LifeFeb 29, 2016 10:00 pm - Adorable newborns leapt all over Advocate hospitals, including Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, on February 29. A total of four happy babies were born on Leap Day in the...
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Study: Bernie Sanders's health plan is actually kind of a train wreck for the poorFeb 28, 2016 6:36 am - Millions of families among the working poor and lower-middle class would be substantially worse off under the health care plan proposed by Bernie Sanders, according to a...
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Constable: Birth defect fixed 72 years laterFeb 28, 2016 6:20 am - On the day after Christmas in 1943, George Brandon was born with a potentially life-threatening heart defect that wasn't diagnosed. Last month, after a routine colonosco...
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Couch to 5K Week 2 tip: Proper footwear, increasing your workoutsFeb 28, 2016 5:00 am - Last week, we briefly discussed making sure you have the right shoes when beginning a running or workout program. It is best to be fitted for a pair of shoes by someone ...