Articles filed under Health
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Oakton showcases health care careersMay 25, 2014 1:01 am - Opportunities in health care careers are growing rapidly and free information sessions on the career opportunities are coming up at Oakton Community College's Des Plaine...
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Health law: Embrace, avoid or in between for DemsMay 25, 2014 1:01 am - ATLANTA - Democratic candidates are trying to figure out whether to embrace or avoid President Barack Obama's health care overhaul - or land somewhere in between. The pr...
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Natural foods retailer to farmers: Let cows grazeMay 24, 2014 1:01 am - DENVER - Cows should be outside. That's the position of a Colorado-based grocery store chain that recently announced it will carry only dairy products from farms where c...
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Gurnee approves assisted-living facility for Alzheimer's, other dementia clientsMay 23, 2014 5:30 am - Gurnee village board members have approved an assisted-living facility for clients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia. Developed by the LaSalle Group of Schaum...
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A victim of war on drugs, hemp poised for Illinois comebackMay 22, 2014 5:00 am - In every war, there is "collateral damage." In our war on drugs, hemp fell victim to our government's attack. This week, the Illinois legislature moved a step closer to ...
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For Illinois caretakers, raises are hard to come byMay 19, 2014 5:00 am - On the second night of the NFL draft, an Oakland Raiders pick from 40 years ago sat in a one-story house in Des Plaines with a wheelchair ramp out front, a home he's bot...
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Hospitals reach out to attract affluent immigrantsMay 18, 2014 6:02 am - HOUSTON - The menu includes pork or chicken dumplings, fried rice or chicken congee soup with jasmine rice and ginger. It's an enviable repast that diners take in bed - ...
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Study: Political TV ads on health law total $445MMay 17, 2014 8:22 am - A new analysis finds the nation's health care overhaul deserves a place in advertising history as the focus of extraordinarily high spending on negative political TV ads...
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Kraft recalls cottage cheeseMay 17, 2014 1:01 am - NORTHFIELD - Kraft Foods Group is recalling some of its cottage cheese products, company officials announced Saturday. Some ingredients used in Knudsen Cottage Cheese, B...
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Video conferencing helps hospital treat stroke patients fastMay 16, 2014 5:00 am - When Terry Jane's 83-year-old mother Lois started having stroke symptoms last month, he was thankful she was already at Northwest Community Hospital for an appointment. ...