Articles filed under Health
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Seminar on macular degeneration Nov. 2 in Elk Grove VillageOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - A free seminar is being offered Nov. 2 in Elk Grove Village on age-related macular degeneration. The event will feature Dr. Timothy Schoen, an expert on retinal diseases...
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CDH proposes $14.2 million expansion of Winfield campusOct 22, 2014 1:00 am - Central DuPage Hospital is hoping to pursue a $14.2 million plan to modernize its pediatrics unit and neonatal intensive care unit. The Winfield-based hospital earlier t...
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Adult may be in the clear after Chicago Ebola screening; child still quarantinedOct 22, 2014 1:00 am - An adult admitted to Rush University Medical Center Tuesday for Ebola virus monitoring after flying from Liberia was listed in good condition Wednesday and removed from ...
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Ebola: Why virus kills some, other people surviveOct 21, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - People who shared an apartment with the country's first Ebola patient are emerging from quarantine healthy. And while Thomas Eric Duncan died and two U.S. n...
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If no checks, more Ebola cases might leave AfricaOct 21, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - A new study underscores the potential danger of airplane passengers infected with Ebola leaving West Africa: If there were no exit screening in place, researche...
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Mother of nurse with Ebola says she's doing wellOct 21, 2014 1:01 am - ATLANTA - The mother of a nurse infected with the Ebola virus says her daughter is doing well and the family is relieved new guidelines for treating patients with the di...
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AbbVie calls off Shire acquisitionOct 20, 2014 1:00 am - North Chicago-based pharmaceutical company AbbVie Inc. officially called off its planned $55 billion acquisition of Irish drug manufacturer Shire plc Monday, citing chan...
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Medicare Advantage offers fewer choices this yearOct 18, 2014 11:00 pm - Medicare beneficiaries who want to change their prescription drug plan or Medicare Advantage coverage for 2015 can do so now, during the Medicare program's annual open e...
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Gay rights group backs use of HIV-prevention pillOct 18, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The largest U.S. gay-rights organization Saturday endorsed efforts to promote the use of a once-a-day pill to prevent HIV infection and called on insurers to ...
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Giant bra at Rosemont mall creates stir, awareness of breast cancerOct 17, 2014 5:30 am - A giant pink bra is causing quite the stir at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont - all for a good cause. You may have seen people in the mall's food court this w...