Articles filed under Health
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Power outage swamps suburban ERsJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - Storm-related injuries have packed suburban emergency rooms this week, as people seek treatment for problems like tree branch cuts, overexertion and carbon monoxide pois...
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“Miracle” for Bartlett man who collapsed in Fourth of July paradeJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - The last thing Ron Raidy remembers was shooting off a cannon. The Bartlett man and his Civil War re-enactment group, Stanford's Battery, were nearing the end of the Hins...
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Provena, Resurrection Health Care to mergeJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - New leadership and possibly a new headquarters are in store once Provena Health and Resurrection Health Care's proposed merger is completed, possibly as early as October...
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Luthern General gets stroke care awardJul 01, 2011 12:00 am - Advocate Lutheran General Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement...
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Midwest Heart to merge with Advocate Medical GroupJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - Midwest Heart Specialists, the largest independent cardiology practice in Illinois with 50 physicians, said Thursday that it has signed a letter of intent to integrate w...
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Chicago children’s hospital begins promoting moveJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - Although a move to new quarters by Chicago’s Children’s Memorial Hospital is about a year away, the institution has launched a $3 million campaign touting its new name a...
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Lifespace acquires Downers Grove centerJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa — Lifespace Communities, a Des Moines-based not-for-profit senior living provider, Thursday announced the acquisition of Fairview Village, a continuing ...
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Illinois company fighting patent on blood thinnerJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — A billion-dollar “technical revision” added to a patent bill passed by the House last week could provide huge financial benefits to one pharmaceutical compa...
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Bikers ride for kids, brain tumor awarenessJun 27, 2011 12:00 am - Jean von Heimburg and her husband, Fritz, belonged to a motorcycle organization eight years ago when they first heard one of their friends talking about Ride for Kids, a...
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Review: No-sweat Fitbit tracks health habits for $100Jun 25, 2011 6:00 am - When it comes to exercise and fitness, the saying goes, you only get out what you put in. Speaking for couch potatoes everywhere, I want to get out more than I put in. C...