Articles filed under Health
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Arlington Heights cancels February vaccine clinicFeb 11, 2013 2:53 pm - A change in federal funding is forcing Arlington Heights to cancel its monthly immunization clinic for February and put the whole program — which served more than 800 un...
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Novo Nordisk shares tumble on drug review setbackFeb 11, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Shares of Novo Nordisk tumbled Monday after the Danish drugmaker said U.S. regulators need a new study before they can finish their review of two diabetes tre...
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How hospitals have slowed the readmission epidemicFeb 10, 2013 2:25 pm - WASHINGTON — More than 1 million Americans wind up back in the hospital only weeks after they left for reasons that could have been prevented — a revolving door that for...
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Fewer die in hospitals as hospice, intensive care use increaseFeb 10, 2013 6:09 am - More people are dying in hospice care rather than in the hospital, though the shift hasn’t led to less aggressive treatment or lower costs as patients spend additional t...
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In a switch, GOP governors back expanding MedicaidFeb 08, 2013 7:09 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa — Once largely united in resisting the Obama administration’s new health care overhaul, a growing number of Republican governors are now buying into par...
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Advocate moving HQ to Downers GroveFeb 08, 2013 4:14 pm - Advocate Health Care said Friday it will relocate about 580 workers from its support centers in Oak Brook and Park Ridge to a new headquarters in Downers Grove. Adv...
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Horsemeat lasagna recalled in SwedenFeb 08, 2013 12:23 pm - STOCKHOLM — Frozen-food company Findus is recalling beef lasagna meals in Sweden after tests confirmed the products contained horsemeat. The move follows a similar recal...
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Wilk new CEO for St. Alexius Medical CenterFeb 08, 2013 11:30 am - Arlington Heights-based Alexian Brothers Health System has named Leonard Wilk, 55, as the new president and CEO of St. Alexius Medical Center, the system's 339-bed hospi...
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Assisted suicide on legal agenda in several statesFeb 08, 2013 8:55 am - HARTFORD, Conn. — A push for the legalization of physician-assisted suicide is under way in a half-dozen states where proponents say they see strong support for allowing...
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Addus HomeCare to sell division to LHC GroupFeb 07, 2013 7:00 am - Palatine-based Addus HomeCare Corp. said it will sell its home health division to LHC Group, Inc. for $20 million in cash. The sale includes 19 home health agencies and ...