Articles filed under Health
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Horizon Pharma, Mallinckrodt to co-promote Duexis in U.S.Jun 18, 2012 9:00 am - Deerfield-based Horizon Pharma Inc. and Mallinckrodt LLC said they have entered into a U.S. co-promotion agreement for Horizon's rheumatoid arthritis drug Duexis. “This ...
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3 steps to avoid health care hassles on vacationJun 17, 2012 7:45 am - Five hospitals sit within an easy drive of my Indianapolis home. It’s comforting to know, considering that my wife will deliver our second child in late August. But that...
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FCC may study cellphone radiationJun 15, 2012 8:20 pm - WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission is seeking to study whether it needs better guidelines to protect people from cellphone radiation, a question it hasn’...
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World Health Organization: Diesel fumes cause cancerJun 12, 2012 11:54 am - LONDON — Diesel exhaust causes cancer, the World Health Organization’s cancer agency declared Tuesday, a ruling it said could make exhaust as important a public health t...
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‘Hats Off to Survivors’ June 24:Jun 11, 2012 4:05 pm - Cancer survivors, caregivers, family and friends are invited to celebrate survivorship together at Northwest Community Healthcare’s 11th annual Cancer Survivor Celebrati...
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New Harper institute for students with special needsJun 11, 2012 11:30 am - Parents who have adult children with autism will be interested in an open house Harper College is holding June 20 to talk about its new two-year vocational program, the ...
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Is ur MD 2 square? Some use e-tech with patientsJun 10, 2012 6:07 pm - Is your doctor a technophobe? Increasingly, the answer may be no. There’s a stereotype that says doctors shun technology that might threaten patients’ privacy and their ...
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Hospitals adding palliative teams at feverish paceJun 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Hospitals adding palliative teams at feverish pace
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FDA delays decision on first drug to prevent HIVJun 08, 2012 6:44 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators have delayed a decision on whether to approve the first pill shown to prevent HIV infection, the drug’s manufacturer says. Gilead ...
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Mt. Prospect health fair is Saturday, June 9Jun 06, 2012 2:50 pm - The Village of Mount Prospect is holding a health fair from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at John Jay Elementary School, 1835 Pheasant Lane, Mount Prospect. The fair ...