Articles filed under Health
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Poll: Many boomers expect to retire where they areOct 30, 2011 6:47 am - WASHINGTON — Many baby boomers say they’re likely to stay put in retirement amid a shaky economy. Those who hope to buy a new place are looking for a smaller home somewh...
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Companies focus on worker health to curb costsOct 30, 2011 5:06 am - INDIANAPOLIS — More employers are giving workers the option to tame health insurance costs for next year if they provide a blood sample and reveal details about their he...
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It’s open (enrollment) season on tax savingsOct 30, 2011 5:06 am - NEW YORK — Grumbling about taxes is a national preoccupation. Yet workers forgo thousands of dollars in tax savings every year. The oversight happens despite the weeks-l...
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Vote for your favorite Pink Glove Dance by Oct. 21Oct 18, 2011 12:00 am - From doctors and nurses to hospital administrators and housekeeping staff, hundreds of health care professionals from nine Illinois hospitals and nursing homes are now s...
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Enough with the pink, some women sayOct 15, 2011 5:00 am - PITTSBURGH — The country is awash in pink for breast cancer awareness month — and some women are sick of it. While no one is questioning the need to fight the deadly dis...
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At 103, brand-new hip is just the ticketOct 14, 2011 5:45 am - Mount Prospect man could be oldest in world to get surgery
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Lines School gets exercise help from expertsOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - The Midwest Bone & Joint Institute is sponsoring “Lines on the Run”, a children’s running club at Arnett C. Lines School in Barrington. The sponsorship is part of an ini...
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‘An action of one is an action of one’Oct 10, 2011 5:00 am - On Sept. 14, at 6:46 p.m., you published an article on an alleged crime detailing an intimate and sensitive incident (“Palatine teen charged with sexual assault”). The a...
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Northwest Community Healthcare launches health clinic in Palatine Jewel-OscoOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - Citing statistics that nearly half the community it serves is without a primary care physician, Northwest Community Healthcare this week launched its first retail clinic...
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Transitional Care wins preliminary approval in Arlington Hts.Oct 04, 2011 12:00 am - The Arlington Heights village board Monday gave preliminary approval for rezoning for a short-term rehabilitation facility on property where AT&T formerly had offices at...