Articles filed under Health
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Hospitals hunt substitutes as drug shortages riseJun 04, 2011 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — A growing shortage of medications for a host of illnesses — from cancer to cystic fibrosis to cardiac arrest — has hospitals scrambling for substitutes to a...
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NCH chapel an awe-inspiring placeMay 31, 2011 4:00 am - The chapel at Northwest Community Hospital is a sacred place for prayer. I experienced this personally this week. All faiths are welcome but last Thursday it was filled ...
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Ford tests medical monitoring in vehiclesMay 28, 2011 6:00 am - The black Ford Explorer had a warning for the test driver at the lab in Dearborn, Michigan, last week: “It is important for you to recheck your blood glucose now.” The d...
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Little City Honored Among 'Best of the Best' in Midwest for Community Relations and Improving Quality of Life in SocietyMay 23, 2011 11:00 pm - With a modest budget, a noble mission and aggressive ambition, Little City last year rolled out a strategic integrated communications awareness campaign to educate and e...
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Baby boomers fueling boom in knee, hip surgeriesMay 22, 2011 11:00 pm - SAN DIEGO - We're becoming a nation of bum knees, worn-out hips and sore shoulders, and it's not just the Medicare set. Baby boomer bones and joints also are taking a p...
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Alexian Bros. beginning work on children's hospitalMay 20, 2011 12:00 am - Come Monday, construction crews will commence work on the $117 million children's hospital at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates. After more than four years o...
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FDA approves new HIV drugMay 20, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it approved a new HIV drug from Johnson & Johnson for patients who have not been treated with other medications...
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CDC's 'zombie apocalypse' advice an Internet hitMay 19, 2011 11:00 pm - ATLANTA — "Zombie apocalypse." That blog posting headline is all it took for an obscure public health doctor to set off an Internet frenzy over tired old advice about k...
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Durbin raises concerns over melatonin baked goodsMay 18, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Sen. Dick Durbin is adding his voice to concerns raised over melatonin-laced baked goods. The commercially available products have catchy names like "Lazy C...
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Groundbreaking Friday for children’s hospital in Hoffman EstatesMay 18, 2011 12:00 am - The long-awaited children’s hospital at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates will take less time to erect than had been anticipated. A groundbreaking celebratio...