Articles filed under Health
-
DuPage looks to raise awareness about West Nile virusJun 25, 2013 9:54 pm - To help residents protect themselves against mosquito-borne illness, the DuPage County Health Department has launched a “personal protection index” to inform the public ...
-
Vista plan for Lindenhurst to be consideredJun 24, 2013 4:26 pm - The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board on Wednesday is scheduled to decide the merits of building the $131 million Vista Medical Center Lindenhurst. Th...
-
Wiser medication use could cut health costsJun 23, 2013 7:35 am - TRENTON, N.J. — If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medica...
-
5 points to know about the health care overhaulJun 23, 2013 6:37 am - Still a little hazy about the health care overhaul? You have plenty of company. About half the people surveyed earlier this spring by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Found...
-
Obama to unveil climate plan in Tuesday speechJun 22, 2013 10:33 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is preparing to unveil his long-awaited national plan to combat climate change in a major speech, he announced on Saturday. “There’s ...
-
Newly insured Illinoisans may not find doctorsJun 22, 2013 8:06 pm - CHICAGO — As hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans become newly eligible for health insurance next year, their search for adequate medical services will be most difficult...
-
Newly insured to deepen primary care doctor gapJun 22, 2013 1:53 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Getting face time with the family doctor could soon become even harder. A shortage of primary care physicians in some parts of the country is expected t...
-
Lilly’s new diabetes drug helps patients lose weightJun 22, 2013 1:49 pm - Patients taking Eli Lilly & Co.’s experimental diabetes drug dulaglutide lost weight and had side effects that were manageable, the company said today after releasing mo...
-
New outpatient center grand openingJun 21, 2013 7:12 pm - A grand opening for the new Northwestern Medicine Glenview Outpatient Center will be held from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, at the Center, 2701 Patriot Blvd. in Glenview. ...
-
AbbVie declares 40 cent per share dividendJun 21, 2013 9:01 am - The board of directors of North Chicago-based AbbVie Inc. declared a quarterly cash dividend of 40 cents per share, payable Aug. 15 to stockholders of record at the clos...