Articles filed under Health
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Editorial: Cutting the clatter on two entitlementsAug 20, 2012 5:00 am - Medicare and Social Security are more like cousins than twins, but together the programs are forming one of the chief topics of conversation for the coming election camp...
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Elmhurst Healthcare formally opens Addison centerAug 19, 2012 4:54 pm - Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare formally opened its newest building Sunday afternoon, giving residents of Addison and adjoining communities access to a full range of health...
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Looking to save on prescriptions? It’s complicatedAug 19, 2012 7:43 am - TRENTON, N.J. — Struggling to pay for your prescription medication? You’re far from alone: Studies show roughly a quarter of patients don’t take medicines they need bec...
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Centegra-Huntley a community effortAug 19, 2012 4:40 am - After years of preparation, I am honored to say that Centegra is moving forward with our Centegra Hospital-Huntley project for all of you — our community. The project wa...
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‘Kinder, gentler’ Derby Lite skates across suburbsAug 18, 2012 10:57 am - They arrive at a building in a Lombard office park with helmets hooked to rolling suitcases and begin their transformation from Megan or Amanda or Melissa or Trina into ...
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DuPage reports new case of West Nile virusAug 17, 2012 5:40 pm - A Villa Park man in his 50s is the second confirmed human case of West Nile virus in DuPage County this year, health department officials said. Earlier this week, the he...
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Wheaton College suit prompts change in contraception ‘safe harbor’Aug 17, 2012 9:19 am - A lawsuit filed by Wheaton College helped push the federal government this week to change its guidelines on how religious institutions can qualify for a year’s reprieve ...
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Elgin career training helps students young and oldAug 16, 2012 11:00 pm - Clarissa Johnson, 18, first heard about Computer Systems Institute toward the beginning of her senior year at Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville. She was pregna...
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Idenix tumbles on hepatitis drug safety concernsAug 16, 2012 6:54 pm - NEW YORK — Shares of Idenix Pharmaceuticals plunged Thursday after federal regulators halted trials of its hepatitis C drug due to the potential for heart damage. Two we...
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Low marks for WellPoint in hospital surveyAug 15, 2012 3:55 pm - WellPoint Inc., the health insurer that’s lost 18 percent of its market value over two months, is the least popular carrier among hospital executives who have to negotia...