Articles filed under Health
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‘Hats Off to Survivors’ June 24:Jun 11, 2012 4:05 pm - Cancer survivors, caregivers, family and friends are invited to celebrate survivorship together at Northwest Community Healthcare’s 11th annual Cancer Survivor Celebrati...
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New Harper institute for students with special needsJun 11, 2012 11:30 am - Parents who have adult children with autism will be interested in an open house Harper College is holding June 20 to talk about its new two-year vocational program, the ...
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Is ur MD 2 square? Some use e-tech with patientsJun 10, 2012 6:07 pm - Is your doctor a technophobe? Increasingly, the answer may be no. There’s a stereotype that says doctors shun technology that might threaten patients’ privacy and their ...
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Hospitals adding palliative teams at feverish paceJun 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Hospitals adding palliative teams at feverish pace
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FDA delays decision on first drug to prevent HIVJun 08, 2012 6:44 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators have delayed a decision on whether to approve the first pill shown to prevent HIV infection, the drug’s manufacturer says. Gilead ...
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Mt. Prospect health fair is Saturday, June 9Jun 06, 2012 2:50 pm - The Village of Mount Prospect is holding a health fair from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at John Jay Elementary School, 1835 Pheasant Lane, Mount Prospect. The fair ...
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Chicago children’s hospital holds ribbon-cuttingJun 04, 2012 4:54 pm - Children played a significant role in Monday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for the $855 million Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago just as they helped with the 23-story ho...
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Takeda acquires URL Pharma for $800 millionJun 04, 2012 9:32 am - DEERFIELD — Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. subsidiary Takeda America Holdings, Inc. has acquired URL Pharma Inc. for $800 million. The deal also includes an agreement for fut...
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Small businesses say no to health care tax creditJun 03, 2012 7:45 am - NEW YORK — When Josh King heard that small businesses could get a tax credit for offering health insurance to employees, his reaction was, “cool, that’ll save us some mo...
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$39 million medical facility on pace for December openingJun 01, 2012 2:00 pm - Editor's note: This story clarifies and earlier version. DuPage Medical Group officials are crediting a warm, dry winter with keeping construction of their $39 mil...