Articles filed under Health
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U.S. to begin safety testing Ebola vaccine next weekAug 28, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Federal researchers next week will start testing humans with an experimental vaccine to prevent the deadly Ebola virus. The National Institutes of Health an...
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Lake Zurich's advisory plan commission ponders supportive living facilityAug 27, 2014 5:30 am - An advisory Lake Zurich panel will continue a hearing next month on a proposed 120-unit seniors facility on the village's north side. Lake Zurich plan commissioners hear...
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Healthcare: Northwestern, Cadence to complete merger Sept. 1Aug 27, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial HealthCare will complete its merger with Winfield-based Cadence Health on Sept. 1, the two health care agencies announced Wednesday. ...
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Emergency Nurses Association names deputy executive directorsAug 26, 2014 1:01 am - The Des Plaines-based Emergency Nurses Association today announced the appointment of two new deputy executive directors who will serve on the senior leadership team. C...
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Girl who used periwinkle to best leukemia blossoms into comicAug 24, 2014 7:30 am - In 1998, 8-year-old Lisa Mongillo of Arlington Heights took a Make-A-Wish trip to Hawaii to see the periwinkle flower used to make one of the leukemia drugs doctors hoped would save her life. Now, she's a comedian in a two-woman show and works for a charity that helps kids.
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State renews Get Covered Illinois PR contractAug 23, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn's administration has renewed its contract with the public relations firm that handled promotion of Get Covered Illinois in the first year of greatly expan...
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White House unveils new birth control fixes for religious groupsAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Seeking to quell a politically charged controversy, the Obama administration announced new measures Friday to allow religious nonprofits and some companies ...
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Family Support Group in Des PlainesAug 21, 2014 11:00 pm - The National Alliance on Mental Illness, Cook County North Suburban, invites the public to attend its "Family Support Groups" for families of adults coping with mental i...
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Grant funds nursing education centerAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - Elmhurst College has received a $1.5 million state grant that will be used to help finance the Elmhurst College Simulation Center at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, a state-...
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Medical pot growers competing for Bartlett siteAug 19, 2014 1:00 am - Four businesses hoping to produce medical marijuana in Bartlett are clamoring for a piece of vacant land in an industrial park to set up growing operations. The state De...