Articles filed under Health
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Too many preemiesNov 26, 2012 3:08 pm - Too many preemies One of eight babies in Illinois are born prematurely. Hospitals and advocacy groups are trying to reduce those numbers through these recommendations to...
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Hospitals, others work to reduce premature birthsNov 26, 2012 2:51 pm - Aimee Sprik struggled with infertility for more than two years. Finally, Connor arrived. But her son was born 13 weeks early, and was whisked away, crying and breathing ...
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Harper graduates latest class of nursing studentsNov 26, 2012 9:51 am - Harper College will hold its “Celebration Ceremony” on Saturday, when they pin their nursing students and honor the newest members of the health care profession. Among t...
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Ranbaxy recalls generic Lipitor dosesNov 23, 2012 11:02 am - TRENTON, N.J. — Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. has recalled dozens of lots of its generic version of cholesterol drug Lipitor because some may contain tiny glass particles...
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Study finds mammograms lead to unneeded treatmentNov 22, 2012 8:00 am - Mammograms have done surprisingly little to catch deadly breast cancers before they spread, a big U.S. study finds. At the same time, more than a million women have been...
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Northwest Community Healthcare CEO announces retirementNov 21, 2012 8:54 am - Northwest Community Healthcare President and CEO Bruce Crowther announced this week he will retire at the end of 2013, ending more than two decades at the helm of the Ar...
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Despite concerns, Arlington Heights approves medical building expansionNov 20, 2012 1:45 am - The Arlington Heights village board authorized a proposed expansion to a medical building along Rand Road on Monday amid concerns from neighboring residents. Trustees’ u...
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Energy-drinking soldiers unusually sleepyNov 19, 2012 5:00 am - U.S. service members in Afghanistan battle zones who consumed three or more caffeine-charged energy drinks a day were prone to sleepiness and dozing off while on guard d...
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Suicide points to wave of insider trading in health industryNov 18, 2012 6:25 am - NEWARK, N.J. — On April 14, 2011, James Fan stood on a parking garage landing at Newark Liberty International Airport, a cheer-you-up letter from his young son in his pa...
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The ‘$5 doctor’ practices medicine from bygone eraNov 18, 2012 6:22 am - RUSHVILLE, Ill. — Patients line up early outside his office just off the town square, waiting quietly for the doctor to arrive, as he has done for nearly 60 years. Dr. R...