Articles filed under Health
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Carle Foundation to test head-cooling systemJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - URBANA — Keeping a cool head has always been a good thing in emergencies, and now neurosurgeons at the Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana will have a chance to find ou...
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Lilly, Boehringer collaborate on diabetes drugsJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Lilly will pay Boehringer Ingelheim $387.4 million and collaborate with the German drugmaker to develop diabetes drugs with the U.S. pharmaceutical c...
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Health care trade show coming back to ChicagoJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - Chicago has won back a major health care trade show expected to draw about 30,000 attendees and generate an estimated $33 million in direct spending. Mayor Richard Daley...
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Detecting early Alzheimer's study seeks subjectsJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - The first national study on detecting Alzheimer's disease before substantial memory loss occurs is seeking participants. Northwestern University researchers want to enro...
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Blue Cross reverses mental health preapprovalsJan 05, 2011 10:00 pm - An Illinois health insurer is reversing its plan to require patients to get preapproval before they see mental health providers. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois' ...
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Power Balance admits no science behind wristbandsJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - SANTA ANA, Calif. — Shaquille O'Neal swears by them. The Power Balance bracelet, he says, gives him a competitive edge on the court. It's no gimmick, he says. It's for ...
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Advocate hospital system loses chief nurseJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Julie Schaffner ~ 1956-2010
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Local fitness facilities gear up for new year's rushJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Katie Bryant knows a little something about losing weight. In just one year, the 53-year-old Wheaton woman lost half her body weight, going from 234 pounds to 117 after...
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Health care faces Cook budget scrutinyJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Cook County's Health & Hospitals System was largely blamed for a $30.2 million countywide shortfall against more than $2 billion in projected revenues for the 2010 fisca...
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Blood test to spot cancer gets big boost from J&JJan 02, 2011 11:00 pm - BOSTON — A blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones is moving one step closer to being available at your doctor...