Articles filed under Health
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High court has options on health care lawMar 21, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has several options in ruling on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, from upholding the law to striking it down in its entirety...
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Court throws out Prometheus drug patentMar 20, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously tossed out medical patent claims for Prometheus Laboratories for a test that could help doctors set drug doses for autoimmune ...
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Wheeling delays discussion of housing projectMar 20, 2012 12:45 pm - The Wheeling Plan Commission has delayed discussion of a controversial proposal for housing for low income residents who may have a physical or mental disability from Th...
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NWCH vying to win palliative care grantMar 20, 2012 8:31 am - Northwest Community Hospital is a candidate for the LIVESTRONG Community Impact Project, and the Arlington Heights facility needs votes from the community to win. At sta...
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'Obamacare' foes fear ballooning big governmentMar 18, 2012 7:00 am - They're coming. The mom from North Carolina who opposes vaccinations and dislikes doctors and chooses to forgo health coverage because, she says, it is her right as an A...
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Suburban Medicaid test cases could foreshadow futureMar 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Suburban poor, disabled patients are the subjects of a pilot program aimed at reducing costs for the state
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Doctors with computer access to records order more X-raysMar 11, 2012 5:00 am - In the debate over the high cost of health care, federal policymakers have always claimed that one way to cut costs is for doctors to use electronic medical records and ...
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State cites Oak Park nursing home after deathMar 09, 2012 5:23 pm - Illinois has cited an Oak Park nursing home for failing to adequately supervise residents following a fatal assault on an 80-year-old man with advanced dementia. Illinoi...
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NCH medical group expands to PalatineMar 07, 2012 1:35 pm - Northwest Community Healthcare’s Medical Group expanded its network of doctors on Jan. 31, by acquiring the Family Treatment Center, at 500 N. Hicks Road, Suite 100 in P...
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Sysmex expands sales team to meet demandMar 07, 2012 9:21 am - MUNDELEIN — Sysmex America Inc. said it is expanding its sales organization to accommodate increased demand for its hematology, urinalysis and middleware offerings, acco...