Articles filed under Health
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Skypoint Medical Center grows in SchaumburgMay 13, 2013 5:30 am - An interview with Dr. Sameer M. Naseeruddin, owner of Skypoint Medical Center in Schaumburg. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: My primary focus is vein car...
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Experts: CO2 record illustrates ‘scary’ trendMay 11, 2013 6:21 pm - WASHINGTON — The old saying that “what goes up must come down” doesn’t apply to carbon dioxide pollution in the air, which just hit an unnerving milestone. The chief gre...
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U.S. spending on medicine dips in 2012May 09, 2013 7:11 pm - TRENTON, N.J. — Spending on prescription medicines in the U.S. fell for the first time in decades last year, slipping as cash-strapped consumers continued to cut back on...
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Big ad agencies bid on Illinois health outreachMay 08, 2013 5:15 pm - Some of the largest ad agencies in the nation are competing for a multimillion dollar contract with the state of Illinois to promote a feature of the national health ove...
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Takeda to acquire Inviragen for $250 millionMay 08, 2013 10:14 am - Deerfield-based Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. said its U.S. subsidiary, Takeda America Holdings, Inc., awill acquire biopharmaceutical company Inviragen for an estimated tot...
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Good Shepherd Hospital plans $247 million modernizationMay 07, 2013 5:00 pm - Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital officials are hoping to get permission next month to embark on a four-year, $247 million modernization of the nearly 35-year-old facility...
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State opens grant process for health guidesMay 06, 2013 3:33 pm - The race is on in Illinois for $28 million in grants to help consumers learn how to shop for health insurance. Gov. Pat Quinn’s office announced Monday a competitive gra...
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Northwest Community ends merger hunt, wants all decisions made locallyMay 06, 2013 11:09 am - Arlington Heights-based Northwest Community Healthcare’s board has decided not to pursue any possible mergers, ending months of speculation of whether the hospital would...
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AbbVie hepatitis treatment designated breakthrough therapyMay 06, 2013 9:27 am - North Chicago-based AbbVie said its investigational treatment of the hepatitis C virus infection has been designated as a breakthrough therapy by the U.S. Food and Drug ...
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Suburbanite’s plight highlights need for Latino bone marrow donorsMay 06, 2013 5:30 am - After three years of living with a debilitating bone marrow disease, Neftali Hernandez is hoping to find a bone marrow donor so he can start living a normal life again, ...