Articles filed under Health
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Premiums inching higher for popular Medicare plansSep 19, 2012 11:31 am - WASHINGTON — Obama administration officials say they have some good election-year news for seniors. Monthly premiums for popular Medicare Advantage insurance plans are r...
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Des Plaines hospital receives award for reducing infectionsSep 18, 2012 2:31 pm - Holy Family Medical Center, a long-term acute care hospital in Des Plaines, received the 2012 Delivering Quality with Distinction Award from the Illinois Hospital Associ...
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Group protests pediatrics organization’s stance on circumcisionSep 17, 2012 5:26 pm - A group of local protesters called on the American Academy of Pediatrics to retract a recent statement supportive of infant male circumcision in front of the group’s Elk...
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GOP says Medicaid cuts are too slowSep 17, 2012 4:16 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Top Republicans Monday criticized Gov. Pat Quinn for not yet taking away state health care help from people who are ineligible, but the governor’s office s...
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Hospital CEO: Emphasis shifting to outpatient careSep 16, 2012 11:00 pm - Northwest Community Hospital executive talks about growth, layoffs
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Indian hospital hires bouncers to deter attacksSep 15, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW DELHI — Pradeep Kumar, a muscular man in shades and tattoos, pulls up on a motorcycle, ready for his job as a bouncer. Not at a nightclub, but at another workplace w...
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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...