Articles filed under Health
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NYC bans big, sugary drinks at restaurantsSep 15, 2012 6:11 am - NEW YORK — New York City cracked down on the sale of supersized sodas and other sugary drinks this week in what was celebrated as a groundbreaking attempt to curb obesit...
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Mixed grades for new, healthy school lunch rulesSep 15, 2012 6:11 am - ROTTERDAM, N.Y. — One student complains because his cafeteria no longer serves chicken nuggets. Another gripes that her school lunch just isn’t filling. A third student ...
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Delnor, Central DuPage get new leadersSep 14, 2012 3:58 pm - Cadence Health has picked Delnor Hospital’s new president from within Cadence’s ranks. And the former chief executive officer of Berwyn-based Vanguard MacNeal Health Sys...
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Illinois site among 12 added to EPA Superfund listSep 14, 2012 1:17 pm - WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is adding 12 hazardous waste sites to the list of most-contaminated places in the United States. Another eight sites are...
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NYC bans big-soda salesSep 13, 2012 9:49 am - New York City will restrict sales of sugary soft drinks to no more than 16 ounces a cup in restaurants, movie theaters, stadiums and arenas after the Board of Health app...
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NW Healthcare to add facilities, cut jobsSep 12, 2012 11:23 am - Northwest Community to open four new sites but cut 110 jobs
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Scientists say fish oil doesn’t lower heart attack riskSep 11, 2012 7:40 pm - Looks like a fish oil pill a day won’t keep the doctor away. Scientists who reviewed data from about 68,000 patients gathered in 20 trials over the past 24 years found t...
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State panel rejects Mercy's plan to build Crystal Lake hospitalSep 11, 2012 2:00 pm - But Mercy officials aren't ready to quit
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Cancer study looking for suburban participantsSep 11, 2012 11:31 am - The American Cancer Society is looking for volunteers from the suburbs to join a nationwide cancer prevention study. The national nonprofit is looking for about 12,000 v...
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Premiums for family health plans hit $15,745Sep 11, 2012 10:10 am - WASHINGTON — It sounds like good news: Annual premiums for job-based family health plans went up only 4 percent this year. But hang on to your wallets. Premiums averaged...