Articles filed under Health
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How VA clinics falsified appointment recordsMay 27, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Fake appointments, unofficial logs kept on the sly and appointments made without telling the patient are among tricks used to disguise delays in seeing and ...
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What you need to know about working standing upMay 26, 2014 7:00 am - Standing up has gone mainstream at work. Here's what you need to know about working on your feet at the office. How much does it cost on a standing desk? As standin...
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Oakton showcases health care careersMay 25, 2014 1:01 am - Opportunities in health care careers are growing rapidly and free information sessions on the career opportunities are coming up at Oakton Community College's Des Plaine...
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Health law: Embrace, avoid or in between for DemsMay 25, 2014 1:01 am - ATLANTA - Democratic candidates are trying to figure out whether to embrace or avoid President Barack Obama's health care overhaul - or land somewhere in between. The pr...
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Natural foods retailer to farmers: Let cows grazeMay 24, 2014 1:01 am - DENVER - Cows should be outside. That's the position of a Colorado-based grocery store chain that recently announced it will carry only dairy products from farms where c...
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Gurnee approves assisted-living facility for Alzheimer's, other dementia clientsMay 23, 2014 5:30 am - Gurnee village board members have approved an assisted-living facility for clients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia. Developed by the LaSalle Group of Schaum...
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A victim of war on drugs, hemp poised for Illinois comebackMay 22, 2014 5:00 am - In every war, there is "collateral damage." In our war on drugs, hemp fell victim to our government's attack. This week, the Illinois legislature moved a step closer to ...
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For Illinois caretakers, raises are hard to come byMay 19, 2014 5:00 am - On the second night of the NFL draft, an Oakland Raiders pick from 40 years ago sat in a one-story house in Des Plaines with a wheelchair ramp out front, a home he's bot...
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Hospitals reach out to attract affluent immigrantsMay 18, 2014 6:02 am - HOUSTON - The menu includes pork or chicken dumplings, fried rice or chicken congee soup with jasmine rice and ginger. It's an enviable repast that diners take in bed - ...
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Study: Political TV ads on health law total $445MMay 17, 2014 8:22 am - A new analysis finds the nation's health care overhaul deserves a place in advertising history as the focus of extraordinarily high spending on negative political TV ads...