Articles filed under Health
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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...
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Dold’s vote helps protect air, healthOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - I am so very grateful Rep. Bob Dold stood up for clean air by voting against the TRAIN Act. Amid burgeoning House support for industrial smokestacks over public health, ...
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Lutheran General receives grant for children's cancer clinicSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital in Park Ridge Tuesday received a $100,000 grant from Hyundai Hope on Wheels to help fund its Children's Cancer Survivorship...
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Doctors rarely pay penalties in kickback casesSep 25, 2011 5:00 am - Two years ago, drugmaker Eli Lilly pleaded guilty to illegally marketing its blockbuster antipsychotic Zyprexa for elderly patients. Lilly paid $1.4 billion in criminal ...
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Suburban hospitals named as “top performers”Sep 15, 2011 12:00 am - Six suburban hospitals are among 18 in Illinois named Wednesday as top performers on key quality measures by The Joint Commission, an Oakbrook Terrace-based group that i...
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Surgical technology helps Indiana operating roomSep 11, 2011 5:05 am - MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — After her surgeon broke her spine in four places as part of an eight-hour surgery to fix her scoliosis, Kayla Akujobi gained 2 inches in height. Sin...
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U.S. doctors paid more than overseas peersSep 11, 2011 5:00 am - WASHINGTON -- U.S. doctors earn more than their European, Canadian and Australian counterparts, with American orthopedic surgeons outpacing their peers by a wider margin...
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Holy Family to open Pain Center Sept. 1Aug 26, 2011 12:00 am - From migraines to back aches, chronic pain sufferers can find some relief at Holy Family Medical Center’s new Pain Center, which opens Sept. 1 at the Des Plaines hospita...