Articles filed under Health
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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...
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Abbott stent system receives FDA approvalMar 07, 2012 9:21 am - LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP — Abbott Laboratories said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Absolute Pro Vascular Self-Expanding Stent System for the treatme...
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Lutheran Home plans construction in Arlington HeightsMar 06, 2012 4:02 pm - Lutheran Home in Arlington Heights plans to add a rehabilitation wing to its existing three-story nursing home as part of a renovation that also includes a new parking l...
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Abbott, Merck collaborate to develop cancer testMar 06, 2012 8:49 am - LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP — Abbott Laboratories will collaborate with Merck & Co. to evaluate the use of a fluorescence in situ hybridization-based companion diagnostic test...
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With more policies being sold, insurers setting up shopMar 03, 2012 10:00 pm - When Ronda Austin's employer stopped offering health coverage last spring, she bought an individual policy from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida. A month later she ...