Articles filed under Health
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Flu worries prompt more Indiana hospitals limitsDec 20, 2014 12:01 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. - More Indiana hospitals are being advised to put temporary visitor restrictions in place to try to protect patients and staff from the flu virus. The F...
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FDA approves AbbVie combo hepatitis C treatmentDec 19, 2014 12:01 am - TRENTON, N.J. - Patients with chronic hepatitis C have a new option for treating the liver-damaging virus, with the approval of a combination treatment developed by AbbV...
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Laptop with 2,800 Northwestern Memorial patients' records stolenDec 19, 2014 12:01 am - Northwestern Memorial Healthcare issued a notice Friday about a possible security breach after a laptop with the records of approximately 2,800 patients was stolen. In a...
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Edward Hospital's nurses awarded top 'magnet' statusDec 19, 2014 12:01 am - The 1,200 nurses at Edward Hospital in Naperville did some celebrating Friday after learning their hospital received magnet status for the third time from the American N...
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Napster co-founder to invest on allergy researchDec 18, 2014 5:11 am - SAN FRANCISCO - The Silicon Valley entrepreneur says that now that he is the father of two small children who have a genetic basis to develop allergies he wants to help ...
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Walgreens can sell liquor in Naperville, but not downtownDec 17, 2014 12:01 am - Nine Walgreens and one CVS in Naperville now can apply for a new type of liquor license the city council created Tuesday. But the Walgreens on Main Street in downtown Na...
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Palatine rejects 2nd medical marijuana dispensaryDec 16, 2014 4:30 am - The Palatine village council rejected a proposal Monday night that would have converted the old Peko Tile building into a medical marijuana dispensary, citing the facili...
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Danica Patrick to promote local hospital campaignDec 16, 2014 4:30 am - Professional race car driver Danica Patrick will be the face, the voice and the role model behind a new Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare campaign that encourages people to set...
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Officials: Nearly 600 Oak Park students out sickDec 16, 2014 12:01 am - Officials say nearly 600 students in Oak Park Elementary School District 97 have missed school because of illness. The district said about 10 percent of its students and...
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Insurers extend payment deadline for 'Obamacare'Dec 16, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Trying to head off a new round of consumer headaches with President Barack Obama's health care law, the insurance industry says it will give customers more ...