Articles filed under Health
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How Lake County ER doc's medicine, compassion help opioid addictsAug 28, 2016 6:30 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the title of Dr. Diane Copeland, clinical psychologist. The woman came to the Waukegan emergency room complain...
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World's Largest Truck Convoy benefits Special OlympicsAug 27, 2016 1:00 am - The World's Largest Truck Convoy, an annual event benefiting Special Olympics Illinois, stayed true to its name Saturday with 86 rigs making the 30-mile round-trip from ...
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First human West Nile case reported in DuPage CountyAug 26, 2016 1:00 am - An 80-year-old Darien woman is being treated for the year's first reported human case of West Nile virus in DuPage County, health department officials said Friday. Auth...
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Home Helpers of Chicago Honors Veterans at Aug. 18 Cubs GameAug 24, 2016 11:00 pm - The 14 Chicago area offices of Home Helpers hosted more than 100 veterans at Wrigley Field in Chicago for the game between the Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday...
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Elk Grove group gets $1.5 million in federal fundingAug 24, 2016 1:00 am - The American Academy of Pediatrics, a public health organization, has been awarded $1.57 million in federal funding through the Center for Disease Control and Prevention...
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2016 Chicago Marathon to feature 5 past championsAug 23, 2016 1:00 am - Five world-class champion runners - led by marathon world record-holder Dennis Kimetto and last year's Chicago Marathon winner Florence Kiplagat - will compete in Chicag...
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Becker's Hospital Review Names Advocate Lutheran General Hospital among 100 Hospitals, Health Systems With Great Oncology ProgramsAug 22, 2016 11:00 pm - Becker's Hospital Review has named Advocate Lutheran General Hospital to its 2016 list of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems With Great Oncology Programs. The list featur...
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101-year-old Fred Kays still on the goAug 21, 2016 11:00 pm - Fred Kays may be 101, but he can be seen driving his three-wheeled scooter from his home in downtown Downers Grove to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital's Health and Welln...
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Maine Township expands access to mental health servicesAug 21, 2016 11:00 pm - One in five adults will be diagnosed with a mental disorder within any given year. Maine Township's MaineStay Youth & Family Services now offers residents convenient acc...
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Putting a computer in your brain is no longer science fictionAug 20, 2016 7:15 am - VENICE BEACH, Calif. - Like many in Silicon Valley, technology entrepreneur Bryan Johnson sees a future in which intelligent machines can do things like drive cars on th...