Articles filed under Health
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Relocated Palatine personal training studio to hold ribbon cuttingDec 04, 2012 11:03 am - Fitness Together, a personal training studio in Palatine, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at the facility, located at 1112 W. Northwest Hig...
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Study: Drug coverage to vary under health lawDec 04, 2012 10:04 am - WASHINGTON — A new study says basic prescription drug coverage could vary dramatically from state to state under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. That’s be...
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Northwest Community, Central DuPage named top hospitalsDec 04, 2012 9:46 am - Northwest Community Healthcare in Arlington Heights and Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield were among 92 hospitals nationwide name 2012 Top Hospitals by the Leapfrog Gr...
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Fast-growing fish may never wind up on your plateDec 04, 2012 9:00 am - WASHINGTON — Salmon that's genetically modified to grow twice as fast as normal could soon show up on your dinner plate. That is, if the company that makes the fish can ...
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Baxter to buy Swedish firm Gambro in $2.76B dealDec 04, 2012 5:31 am - Drug and medical device maker Deerfield-based Baxter International plans to buy the privately held Swedish company Gambro AB for about $2.76 billion to broaden its dialy...
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New hospital at a glanceDec 04, 2012 4:30 am - The Alexian Brothers Women and Children’s Hospital in Hoffman Estates will feature a Center for Pediatric Brain, an expanded Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, inpa...
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A comfy children's hospital coming to Hoffman EstatesDec 04, 2012 4:30 am - Jason and Dawn Crane couldn't be more pleased with the progress being made on the new Alexian Brothers Women and Children's Hospital in Hoffman Estates. Earlier this yea...
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New Alzheimer’s drug studies offer patients hopeDec 03, 2012 5:10 am - TRENTON, N.J. — For Alzheimer’s patients and their families, desperate for an effective treatment for the epidemic disease, there’s hope from new studies starting up and...
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Holiday chocolate sales to benefit McHenry health clinicDec 02, 2012 10:25 am - Katie Anderson-Tedder first learned about the Family Health Partnership Clinic last year as a reporter working on an assignment. The clinic serves under- and uninsured ...
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Residents find freedom, affordability at dementia care sitesDec 02, 2012 7:00 am - Residents find freedom, comfort at dementia care sites