Articles filed under Health
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Concerns raised about Hanford nuke storage tanksFeb 28, 2014 12:01 am - SPOKANE, Wash. - There are "significant construction flaws" in some newer, double-walled storage tanks at Washington state's Hanford nuclear waste complex, which could l...
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Birthing simulator 'Maggie' teaches nurses to deliver babiesFeb 27, 2014 12:01 am - Labor and delivery nurses at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove can practice their skills on a new lifelike mannequin designed to simulate 30 birthing sce...
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New food labels aim to make healthy shopping easyFeb 27, 2014 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Ice cream lovers beware: The government knows you're unlikely to stop after half a cup. New nutrition labels proposed Thursday for many popular foods, incl...
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Construction starts on training center at Elmhurst Memorial HospitalFeb 26, 2014 10:00 pm - With the swing of sledgehammers, Elmhurst College and Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare this week celebrated the start of construction on a state-of-the-art simulation learni...
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4D scanner, aesthetic work part of $1.9 million upgrade at NCH cancer wingFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - Patients at the radiation oncology department at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights will notice technological and aesthetic renovations that officials hop...
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Northwestern gets grant to study sinus infectionFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - Research on a type of long-lasting sinus infection is getting a boost at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. Northwestern's Sinus and Allergy Center has received a grant o...
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Elk Grove mayor recovering from heart surgeryFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson is recovering from a double-bypass heart surgery recommended by doctors after a stress test found abnormalities around his heart. A...
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Have your well water tested for bacteriaFeb 25, 2014 10:00 pm - The Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center offers several activities in observance of National Groundwater Awareness Week in March. It will host an open ...
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Cut out junk food ads in schools, government saysFeb 25, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - It's not just about what America's kids are getting in the lunch line. The Obama administration is moving to phase out junk food advertising on football sco...
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Students invited to sign up for health care programFeb 25, 2014 12:01 am - Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital is offering the Future Healthcare Professionals Program to high school juniors interested in health-related (non-physician) careers. The ...