Articles filed under Health
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Health coverage search should start with key stepsMar 03, 2012 10:00 pm - Help is on the way for consumers flummoxed by health insurance forms, but they'll need to be patient. The healthcare overhaul, which aims to provide coverage for million...
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Energy drinks get mixed reviews on healthinessMar 03, 2012 5:00 am - For people on the go, an energy drink may seem like the only way to get through the day. But according to experts cited in the article “Alternative Fuels,” energy drinks...
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Abbott's STARLIMS business acquires partnersMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - STARLIMS Technologies, an Abbott Laboratories company, announced the acquisition of several longtime distribution partners as part of a series of moves to build its labo...
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Acura says drug deters formation of stuimulantMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Palatine-based Acura Pharmaceuticals said its experimental pill to treat nasal congestion disrupted the formation of an illegal stimulant, sending the specialty pharmace...
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Quadrant 4 to develop health exchange ‘cloud’Mar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - ROLLING MEADOWS — Quadrant 4 Systems Corporation said it has begun development of its cloud enabled comprehensive platform for the U.S. health insurance exchanges, which...
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Quinn lifts hold on Illinois hospital tax rulingsFeb 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Turning up the heat on talks aimed at making sure nonprofit hospitals do enough charitable work, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn stuck to his Thursday deadline and authorized th...
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Hospitals ready if talks break down on taxesFeb 27, 2012 11:00 pm - Finding a compromise on a legal standard that would allow Illinois’ nonprofit hospitals to keep their valuable property tax exemptions is proving difficult as a Thursday...
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Groups weigh in on hospital tax exemptionsFeb 26, 2012 11:00 pm - With a deadline looming, competing proposals are emerging for legal standards on how Illinois nonprofit hospitals could keep their property tax exemptions. Gov. Pat Quin...
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Glasses, wheelchairs on Illinois Medicaid cut listFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - An adviser to Gov. Pat Quinn says lawmakers would have to choose everything on a list of possible Medicaid cuts to get to the $2.7 billion proposed by the governor. Amon...
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Elgin’s Sherman Auxiliary to host benefit gala March 3Feb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - The 48th annual Sherman Hospital Auxiliary Benefit Gala, “Masquerade Ball,” will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Conventi...