Articles filed under Health
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Millions spent on water-storage plan that leaksAug 24, 2013 2:08 pm - MOORPARK, Calif. — More than two decades ago, two water distributors came up with a tantalizing idea to increase reserves in parched Southern California: Create an under...
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Personal data of 4 million Advocate patients stolenAug 23, 2013 4:06 pm - Four computers containing personal data for some 4 million Advocate Medical Group patients were stolen last month from one of the company’s Park Ridge administrative off...
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Campaign aims to prevent kitchen firesAug 23, 2013 7:27 am - The National Fire Protection Association’s annual awareness campaign, Fire Prevention Week, will be held October 6-12. The nonprofit, fire safety organization is encoura...
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Group to host health care act forum at Palatine Public LibraryAug 22, 2013 4:44 pm - Northwest Suburbs Organizing for Action will host a public forum and town hall meeting about health care reform and the Affordable Care Act at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28,...
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Jobs available under Obama health law in IllinoisAug 21, 2013 3:52 pm - Working on a tight time frame, Illinois is building an 800-person army of temporary workers to help people sign up for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Car...
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NCH offers early lung cancer screening programAug 21, 2013 9:51 am - For smokers and former smokers, the risk of getting lung cancer is much higher than for nonsmokers. But high-risk smokers can breathe a sigh of relief with a program at ...
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Medical marijuana facilities could be in Bartlett business parkAug 21, 2013 5:30 am - If a medical marijuana cultivation or dispensing center comes to Bartlett next year, it will likely be located in the Brewster Creek Business Park, away from homes, scho...
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By the numbersAug 20, 2013 1:14 pm - CVS Caremark’s built-out facility in Mount Prospect offers customer care and prescription fulfillment nationwide. Here’s how it was done: ŸInvestment: $67 million with t...
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CVS Caremark's new Mount Prospect site to employ 400Aug 20, 2013 11:00 am - CVS Caremark Tuesday unveiled its completed $67 million mail service pharmacy and customer center in Mount Prospect, adding 180 new employees while moving in 220 fro...
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Businesses seek cure for health care cost surgeAug 18, 2013 7:47 am - NEW YORK — A year ago, Teresa Hartnett was on the verge of expanding her small business. The company had hit $1 million in sales, and requests from clients were flowing ...