Articles filed under Health
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'When I'm 64' workshop offered at Barrington libraryAug 28, 2014 11:00 pm - Turning 65 is a milestone - in more ways than one. Submitted by Barrington Area Council on Aging The Barrington Area Council on Aging and the Barrington Area Library ar...
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Get a glimpse of health care careers at OaktonAug 28, 2014 11:00 pm - Health care careers are hot. Take your first step toward a thriving profession by attending free information sessions at Oakton Community College's Des Plaines campus. C...
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Editorial: We must study, regulate e-cigarettes carefullyAug 28, 2014 11:00 pm - There are those who will look at the American Heart Association's first policy statement on electronic cigarettes as an endorsement of a product that has not been proved...
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Schaumburg Township to host Community Wellness DayAug 28, 2014 1:01 am - Schaumburg Township will host its fourth annual Community Wellness Day from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 1 Illinois Blvd. in Hoffman Estates. Residents have the o...
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U.S. to begin safety testing Ebola vaccine next weekAug 28, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Federal researchers next week will start testing humans with an experimental vaccine to prevent the deadly Ebola virus. The National Institutes of Health an...
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Lake Zurich's advisory plan commission ponders supportive living facilityAug 27, 2014 5:30 am - An advisory Lake Zurich panel will continue a hearing next month on a proposed 120-unit seniors facility on the village's north side. Lake Zurich plan commissioners hear...
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Healthcare: Northwestern, Cadence to complete merger Sept. 1Aug 27, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial HealthCare will complete its merger with Winfield-based Cadence Health on Sept. 1, the two health care agencies announced Wednesday. ...
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Emergency Nurses Association names deputy executive directorsAug 26, 2014 1:01 am - The Des Plaines-based Emergency Nurses Association today announced the appointment of two new deputy executive directors who will serve on the senior leadership team. C...
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Girl who used periwinkle to best leukemia blossoms into comicAug 24, 2014 7:30 am - In 1998, 8-year-old Lisa Mongillo of Arlington Heights took a Make-A-Wish trip to Hawaii to see the periwinkle flower used to make one of the leukemia drugs doctors hoped would save her life. Now, she's a comedian in a two-woman show and works for a charity that helps kids.
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State renews Get Covered Illinois PR contractAug 23, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn's administration has renewed its contract with the public relations firm that handled promotion of Get Covered Illinois in the first year of greatly expan...