Articles filed under Health
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Nursing supervisor enjoys mentoring, multi-taskingMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Melynda Litchfield is a registered nurse, but she doubles as a firefighter. That's because each time she works her evening shift at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman...
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Pediatric specialist finds her calling in saving livesMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Each year, the emergency room at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington draws more than 30,000 patients, including adults and children. One of the many health ca...
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Float nurse finds satisfaction in bedside careMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Julie Knight of Rolling Meadows never knows from day to day what unit at Northwest Community Hospital she might be working in when she reports to the Arlington Heights m...
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Suburban nursing schools expand to fill needMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Ask any of the area community colleges and four-year universities, and the answer is the same: the degree programs drawing the most interest right now are in health care...
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Challenge, teamwork key to cardiac care nursingMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Andy Gomes represents a growing trend in the field of nursing: males nurses. At Delnor Community Hospital in Geneva, where Gomes works in the cardiac intensive care unit...
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U.S. moves closer to swine flu vaccineMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Inching closer to a swine flu vaccine, the U.S. government is beginning to analyze two candidates for the key ingredient to brew one. The Centers for Disea...
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Alexian opens new patient towerMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Leading a trend sweeping through suburban hospitals, Alexian Brothers Medical Center today dedicated an expansion that will convert the hospital to all private rooms. Th...
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WHO: No swine flu vaccine available for monthsMay 18, 2009 11:00 pm - GENEVA -- Drug manufacturers won't be able to start making a swine flu vaccine until mid-July at the earliest, weeks later than previous predictions, the World Health Or...
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Why the baby-making process needs a few months moreMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Nine months of pregnancy is a long time. Too long, if you ask some women. But more and more experts, from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the Amer...
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Medicare won't pay for 'virtual' colonoscopyMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Medicare won't pay for colon cancer screening tests that use CT scanners, saying there is insufficient evidence to show the procedures improved the health of people age ...