Articles filed under Health
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Suburban hospitals keep operating in wake of blizzardFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Thanks to smart planning, dedicated employees and plenty of extra sleeping space, hospitals across the suburbs operated normally Wednesday despite the effects of the pow...
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Abbott catheters approved for angioplasty useJan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - North Chicago-based Abbott Laboratories today announced it has received regulatory clearance in the United States and approval in Japan for its TREK@ and MINI-TREKT Coro...
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Jack Lloyd to lead Northwest Community Hospital Foundation boardJan 29, 2011 11:00 pm - Jack A. Lloyd, regional president of Harris N.A. in Palatine and Rolling Meadows, has been appointed chair of the Northwest Community Hospital’s Foundation’s board of tr...
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Alexian Brothers to provide externships to Sanford-Brown studentsJan 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Alexian Brothers Hospital Network has formed a seven-year alliance with Sanford-Brown Colleges to provide externships to students at the colleges. Sanford-Brown, part of...
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New military family support group to start at Alexian BrothersJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - The stresses of military service can take its toll on parents and children. To compound the difficulties, many military families are often spread out in communities and ...
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Medical clown brings talents from Jerusalem to suburbsJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - A medical clown from the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem came calling Tuesday on pediatric patients at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, but it was ...
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New Wheaton gym helps keep cops in top shapeJan 24, 2011 12:00 am - Don’t talk to police sergeant P.J. Youker about the stereotypes that surround his profession. He hears them. He acknowledges them. And five mornings per week, he breaks ...
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Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria money lost to fraudJan 22, 2011 10:00 pm - GENEVA — A $21.7 billion development fund backed by celebrities and hailed as an alternative to the bureaucracy of the United Nations sees as much as two-thirds of some...
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Hospice agency relocating headquarters to Mount ProspectJan 21, 2011 12:00 am - Now's the time for renters to become buyers — and not just of homes. Taking advantage of the real estate market, Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care will move its headq...
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Indiana flu season ramping up rapidlyJan 20, 2011 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Flu cases in Indiana are multiplying more quickly than normal, and three people across the state have died from the disease, according to Indiana health ...