Articles filed under Health
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Northwest Community CEO joins viral Ice Bucket ChallengeAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - Northwest Community Hospital CEO Stephen Scogna braced for the countdown Friday morning. "I'm afraid, very afraid," he said. "One! Two! Three!" And then came the splash:...
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'Fort Knox' security for Illinois marijuana tradeAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - Medical marijuana in Illinois will be encased in vaults, monitored by security guards and protected by fingerprint-recognition biometrics. It will be grown in enclosed, ...
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Parent Class Starts in Skokie, Oct 21Aug 14, 2014 11:00 pm - NAMI Basics for Parents: "Education and Support for You, Your Family, and Your Child with Mental Health Issues," sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness - ...
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'Bloom' bursts on scene at Women's and Children's HospitalAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - A large kinetic sculpture that literally bursts with energy has blossomed in the front entrance of Alexian Brothers Women and Children's Hospital in Hoffman Estates. Cal...
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What is Dense Breast Tissue?Aug 13, 2014 11:00 pm - Did you know that breast tissue can differ from person to person? And those differences may hide abnormalities and create the need for additional screenings to ensure yo...
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Doctors: Ebola drug poses 'impossible dilemma'Aug 13, 2014 1:01 am - DAKAR, Senegal - Doctors treating a Sierra Leone physician with Ebola defended their decision not to give him an experimental drug, saying Wednesday they feared it was t...
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Alexian, Loyola team up on expanded pediatric servicesAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - Arlington Heights-based Alexian Brothers Health System and Maywood-based Loyola University Health System said Wednesday they are partnering to expand the reach of their ...
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Barrington veteran creates charity to help spouses of woundedAug 12, 2014 5:30 am - Five days before the military leave that was to take him from Afghanistan to be at his wife's side for the birth of his son, Breg Hughes caught fire. The highly trained ...
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Spanish priest dies of Ebola; UN debates ethicsAug 12, 2014 1:01 am - MADRID - A Spanish missionary priest being treated for Ebola died Tuesday in a Madrid hospital amid a worldwide debate over who should get experimental Ebola treatments....
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Deadline to clear up health law eligibility nearAug 12, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The administration is warning hundreds of thousands of consumers they risk losing taxpayer-subsidized health insurance unless they act quickly to resolve is...