Articles filed under Health
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State suggests 17 is too young to tanFeb 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Roughly 30 percent of the customers at L.A. Tan in Palatine are teenagers, which means business would take a big hit if Illinois legislators pass a law prohibiting anyon...
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Durbin: Cuts to NIH put research jobs at riskFeb 27, 2011 10:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says proposed cuts to the National Institute of Health's budget puts thousands of medical research jobs at risk. Durbin expressed his concerns Sund...
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FDA grants meeting on Avastin for breast cancerFeb 23, 2011 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has granted Swiss drugmaker Roche a first-of-a-kind public hearing to defend the effectiveness of its drug Avastin for tre...
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Legacy Corps members needed for respite servicesFeb 22, 2011 11:00 pm - St. Matthew Center for Health, a program of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, is currently recruiting Legacy Corps members to provide free respite services to family...
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Suburban hospitals could take hit in proposed state budgetFeb 16, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Some suburban hospitals and nursing homes might have to look at laying off staff and eliminating some services under Gov. Pat Quinn’s plan to change how th...
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Palatine woman pledges $100,000 for $8.5 million projectFeb 15, 2011 11:00 pm - When Martha Atherton heard about a campaign to raise funds for a proposed Emergency Room Imaging Center at Northwest Community Hospital, she didn’t hesitate to make a $1...
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Walgreen's says it has hard-to-find shingles shotsFeb 14, 2011 10:00 pm - A recommended shingles vaccine is in short supply in some places but Walgreens says not at its pharmacies. The Deerfield-based retailer announced Monday that it has expa...
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Hearing set on $233M hospital project in HuntleyFeb 14, 2011 10:00 pm - A public hearing on a proposed hospital project in Huntley is planned for Wednesday. Centegra Health System wants to build a 128-bed acute care hospital on the east side...
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New Alexian Brothers Children’s Hospital continues to progressFeb 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Groundbreaking on the long-awaited new children’s hospital in Hoffman Estates appears to be just weeks away. The Alexian Brothers Children’s Hospital headlines the $117 ...
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Palatine woman donates for imaging center at Northwest Community HospitalFeb 08, 2011 11:00 pm - A Palatine woman whose family has a long connection to Northwest Community Hospital has pledged $100,000 for a proposed imaging center in the Arlington Heights hospital’...