Articles filed under Health
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Abbott's STARLIMS business acquires partnersMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - STARLIMS Technologies, an Abbott Laboratories company, announced the acquisition of several longtime distribution partners as part of a series of moves to build its labo...
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Acura says drug deters formation of stuimulantMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Palatine-based Acura Pharmaceuticals said its experimental pill to treat nasal congestion disrupted the formation of an illegal stimulant, sending the specialty pharmace...
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Quadrant 4 to develop health exchange ‘cloud’Mar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - ROLLING MEADOWS — Quadrant 4 Systems Corporation said it has begun development of its cloud enabled comprehensive platform for the U.S. health insurance exchanges, which...
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Quinn lifts hold on Illinois hospital tax rulingsFeb 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Turning up the heat on talks aimed at making sure nonprofit hospitals do enough charitable work, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn stuck to his Thursday deadline and authorized th...
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Hospitals ready if talks break down on taxesFeb 27, 2012 11:00 pm - Finding a compromise on a legal standard that would allow Illinois’ nonprofit hospitals to keep their valuable property tax exemptions is proving difficult as a Thursday...
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Groups weigh in on hospital tax exemptionsFeb 26, 2012 11:00 pm - With a deadline looming, competing proposals are emerging for legal standards on how Illinois nonprofit hospitals could keep their property tax exemptions. Gov. Pat Quin...
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Glasses, wheelchairs on Illinois Medicaid cut listFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - An adviser to Gov. Pat Quinn says lawmakers would have to choose everything on a list of possible Medicaid cuts to get to the $2.7 billion proposed by the governor. Amon...
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Elgin’s Sherman Auxiliary to host benefit gala March 3Feb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - The 48th annual Sherman Hospital Auxiliary Benefit Gala, “Masquerade Ball,” will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Conventi...
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Edward unveils state's first Ronald McDonald roomFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Keri Gillespie encouraged her 3-year-old son to give a thumbs-up while he played with a toy train Tuesday, a simple behavior for most toddlers but a significant accompli...
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Counterfeit drugs becoming big business worldwideFeb 19, 2012 5:22 am - WASHINGTON — The discovery that a fake version of the widely used cancer medicine Avastin is circulating in the United States is raising new fears that the multibillion-...