Articles filed under Health
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Prospect H.S. makes blankets for cancer patientsDec 09, 2011 11:00 pm - All students at Prospect High School recently took part in tying fleece blankets together during the “Knights’ Way” portion of their day. The 88 blankets were presented ...
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Block of OTC morning-after pill sparks debateDec 07, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — It’s the morning after and the controversy over how to sell emergency contraception still looms. The Obama administration’s top health official stopped pla...
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HHS says no to over-the-counter morning-after pillDec 06, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The nation’s health secretary says young teenagers cannot buy the Plan B morning-after pill without a prescription — a surprise move overruling her own expe...
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State panel denies Centegra, Mercy againDec 06, 2011 11:00 pm - There will be no new hospitals in McHenry County — at least for now. Wednesday, the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board issued an intent to deny to Cen...
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Blood-test patents debated at Supreme CourtDec 06, 2011 11:00 pm - U.S. Supreme Court justices grappled with the reach of federal patent law, touching on both fire- building techniques and Albert Einstein’s discoveries during arguments ...
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Alexian Brothers names first layperson as CEODec 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Alexian Brothers Health System’s named a longtime executive as its new CEO as the company prepares to merge with Ascension Health. Mark Frey, 56, has been with Alexian B...
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Judge devises model for resolving malpractice cases more quicklyNov 27, 2011 4:41 am - Medical malpractice lawsuits can be complicated, expensive and emotionally wrenching for patients, doctors and hospital officials alike. Now a program pioneered by a Bro...
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Abbott gains approval for new test for Chagas diseaseNov 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Libertville Township-based Abbott received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a new Chagas in vitro diagnostic test. The ABBOTT ESA Chagas is the f...
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Geneva woman has been to 100 funerals for heroin victimsNov 20, 2011 4:30 am - Lea Minalga didn't know Paul Grogan, the 26-year-old Glendale Heights man who died of a heroin overdose last week, but she went to his wake anyway. In the past 10 years...
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Survey: More expecting to retire in their 80sNov 20, 2011 4:21 am - DES MOINES, Iowa — Workers are growing to accept the idea that they may be working long after they’ve become eligible for senior discounts. Yet rather than fixate on the...