Articles filed under Health
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Good Shepherd's $247 million makeover completeDec 14, 2017 12:00 am - A four-year, $247 million project to modernize the campus of Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital near Lake Barrington is complete, hospital officials announced Thursday. "Im...
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This is not your typical weight loss programDec 13, 2017 10:00 pm - "I just didn't felt like myself. It truly knocked me off my feet in more ways than one." For Karen Such, her breast cancer diagnosis was a game changer. In addition to h...
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Editorial: Shared police social worker could be model ideaDec 13, 2017 10:00 pm - Good cops must have some social-work skills to be effective. Being a good listener, dispensing sound advice, knowing when to use patience or a firm hand to defuse tense ...
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Why Do People Hate Obamacare, Anyway?Dec 13, 2017 6:00 am - The Affordable Care Act, aka “Obamacare,” has roiled America since the day it was signed into law in 2010. From the start, the public was almost evenly divided betwe...
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How to handle the holidays while grievingDec 11, 2017 4:30 am - Here are suggestions from facilitators of a program called GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays for dealing with a loved one's death at this time of year: • Realize the h...
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How support groups help families celebrate holidays despite griefDec 11, 2017 4:30 am - After a loved one dies, the holidays are never the same. They can be festive. They can be cheerful. They can even be memorable. But they'll never be the way they were be...
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Children's deaths from window blinds show need for cord ban, study saysDec 10, 2017 10:00 pm - Children's injuries and deaths from window blinds have not stalled despite decades of safety concerns, according to a new U.S. study that recommends a complete ban on bl...
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High parent turnout for Naperville suicide prevention lessonsDec 01, 2017 12:00 am - In the 1980s, the first books about suicide prevention in schools were full of warnings about heavy metal lyrics and the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons. ...
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Kane County crisis training teaches police calm, communication over handcuffsNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - The woman's speech was slurred as she clutched a bottle of wine in a paper bag while lying on the floor of a building in Burlington. An electrical cord was wrapped aroun...
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Edward-Elmhurst Health offers online cost estimatorNov 29, 2017 10:00 pm - Edward-Elmhurst Health is the first hospital or health system in the area, and among the first in the nation, to provide an online cost estimator tool to help patients p...