Articles filed under Health
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Scaling back Obamacare will make the opioid crisis worseFeb 15, 2018 6:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Victoria Stanhope, New York University ...
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Edward-Elmhurst Health's new robot offers option for complex surgeryFeb 06, 2018 12:00 am - Edward-Elmhurst Health is offering the latest advance in robotic-assisted surgery with the acquisition of the da Vinci Xi Surgical System. This addition brings to four t...
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Planning on calling in sick Monday after Super Bowl, 'This is Us'? You're not aloneFeb 02, 2018 12:00 am - If you plan in calling in sick on Monday after the Super Bowl, you won't be alone. About 14 million workers are expected to do the same thing. A survey released this wee...
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Kids' dental hygiene program at Palatine libraryFeb 01, 2018 12:00 am - Children's dental hygiene will be the focus of a Palatine Public Library District program from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5. The program will feature a children's dent...
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Moving beyond naloxone to save addictsJan 31, 2018 10:00 pm - About 840 times, first responders in the collar counties have administered naloxone to people who'd overdosed on opioids and appeared to have plunged into death. In mos...
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Evolve Chiropractic: Holistic and Corrective Care in Downtown PalatineJan 30, 2018 10:00 pm - For Dr. Zachary Langgle, D.C., a chiropractor whose practice is Evolve Chiropractic's second Palatine location, his career was a relatively easy choice. "While I was an...
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What stresses teens in the suburbs? School, competition, peersJan 30, 2018 12:00 am - A survey of nearly 4,700 suburban seventh- and tenth-graders determined the top three sources of their stress: School, competition and peers. Not necessarily surprising...
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Edward-Elmhurst Health presciptions for strong opioids come with naloxone orderJan 29, 2018 4:30 am - A prescription for a strong dose of opioid pain relievers from one suburban health network now comes with something else: a doctor's order to get a backup medication in ...
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Stigma still stopping opioid users from seeking naloxoneJan 29, 2018 4:30 am - A drug that can reverse the breathing suppression caused by an opioid overdose is now available at 135 Illinois pharmacies or drug education centers that have a standing...
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After a naloxone revival, hospital protocol is to just let opioid addicts goJan 29, 2018 4:30 am - In a hospital emergency department, someone who has been revived from an opioid overdose using the reversal drug naloxone sometimes can be a relatively low-priority case...