Articles filed under Health
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Illinois regulators looking for health care scamsNov 19, 2013 4:21 pm - Background checks have turned up three felons trying to get certified to help Illinoisans sign up for health insurance, state regulators told a governor’s task force Tue...
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Symbion Healthcare selects Medline as exclusive distributorNov 19, 2013 8:02 am - MUNDELEIN — Symbion Healthcare, a Nashville, Tenn.-based operator of ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals across the nation, has selected Mundelein’s Medlin...
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Abbott named top dealmaker for sixth consecutive yearNov 19, 2013 8:02 am - PRNewswire LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP — The Deal, a business unit of TheStreet, has named Abbott Laboratories as one of its Most Admired Corporate Dealmakers for the sixth co...
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Horizon Pharma acquires U.S. rights to arthritis drug VimovoNov 19, 2013 8:01 am - DEERFIELD — Horizon Pharma Inc. said it will acquire from AstraZeneca AB the U.S. rights to the arthritis drug Vimovo in delayed-release tablets. Under the agreement, De...
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Vernon Hills considers memory care facility for vacant siteNov 18, 2013 5:00 pm - Plans have come and gone over the years but there finally may be a user for a long-vacant site along Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills. The Springs of Vernon Hills, an as...
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4 keys to scrutinizing Medicare Advantage cutsNov 17, 2013 5:48 am - Ominous warnings about Medicare Advantage plans have sounded for more than a year now. Health insurers say federal funding cuts to these privately run versions of Medic...
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Can Obama's health care law be saved?Nov 16, 2013 3:00 pm - President Barack Obama's health care law risks coming unglued because of his administration's bungles and his own inflated promises. To avoid that fate, Obama needs brea...
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Intuitive Surgery incidents add to call for more trainingNov 16, 2013 6:33 am - NEW YORK — A rising number of reports about deaths, injuries and malfunctions linked to the robotic surgery system made by Intuitive Surgical may pressure hospitals to b...
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The man (and machine) behind Cutler’s recoveryNov 15, 2013 7:26 pm - He helped to speed up Jay Cutler’s recovery from what quickly became the most talked about groin injury in the NFL. And, as evident by the many framed pictures of athle...
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TVA to close 8 coal-powered plantsNov 15, 2013 3:23 pm - The Tennessee Valley Authority’s board has voted to close six coal-powered units in Alabama and replace two others in Kentucky with a natural gas plant. “This is a perso...