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Downers Grove man shot on West Side
Someone shot out the back window of a car being driven by a Downers Grove man on the West Side early this morning, wounding him in the back.
Four other men, including the 18-year-old brother of the driver, were in the car but no one else was hurt,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Injuries and Wounds
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Cancer patients get help through financial, health care mazes
Wendy Schwartz, 35, survived ovarian cancer, but three years into a clean bill of health, she is almost out of money, underemployed and wishing she had known sooner about the legal rights that might have eased her struggle.
In hindsight, the former...Tags: Human Interest, Social Issues, Career and Workplace, Business, Health and Safety at Work
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Drug companies pay $25 million to Illinois doctors
At least three dozen doctors in Illinois received payments and perks exceeding $100,000 from drug companies between 2009 and early 2011, according to an updated database that now includes information from a dozen pharmaceutical firms.
Doctors in the...Tags: Research, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Health and Medical Professionals, Media Industry, Pharmaceuticals
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Battling 4-year-old's cancer with chemo, Doritos and caring
From the beginning, the team around Kya Simpson-Freeman faced a daunting task: Stomp out a deadly tumor without crushing the spirit of a 4-year-old girl.
Just 650 cases of neuroblastoma are diagnosed nationwide each year, and Rush University Medical...Tags: Immune System, Human Interest, Oncology, Human Body, Heart Attack
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3 hospitals recognized for treatment of LGBT patients
Three area hospitals were recognized in a new nationwide survey for their treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients.
The Human Rights Campaign's Healthcare Equality Index 2011, released last week, cited Advocate Illinois Masonic...Tags: Human Interest, American Medical Association, Human Body, Research, Heart Attack
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Study finds risk with 2-day gap in dialysis treatment
A recent study showing an uptick in death, heart attack and hospitalization for patients undergoing dialysis after a two-day gap in treatment was no surprise to many kidney specialists in the area.
But the study, which appeared in the New England Journal...Tags: Dialysis, Hospitals and Clinics, University of Chicago, Healthy Diet, Heart Attack
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Beware decorative contact lenses
For Halloween revelers, turning their eyes from blue to otherworldly with over-the-counter, decorative contact lenses may enhance holiday fun, but health experts warn these devices can lead to serious vision-threatening problems.
According to the Food...Tags: Medical Specialization, Ophthalmology, Services and Shopping, Hospitals and Clinics, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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Former physician charged with trading Xanax, other drugs, for sex
A Chicago physician who offered on Craigslist to trade prescription drugs was charged with handing out Xanax, Oxycontin and other drugs in exchange for sex, federal authorities said Thursday.
Joshua Baron, a pediatric neurologist, was first arrested in...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Craigslist, Inc., Prosecution, OxyContin (drug), Prescription Drugs
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Myeloma Today
Staff reporterPlease join The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for a patient program on myeloma on Wednesday, November 16th from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Dr. John Maciejewski, MD, PhD from Rush University Cancer Center will cover topics thatinclude an overview of Myeloma, such as...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, Hospitals and Clinics, Celgene Corporation, Cancer
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Monday, July 25, 2011
5 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Greg Jarrett 5:50 a.m. Greg Jarrett will have your chance to win tickets to see Paul McCartney at Wrigley! 6:09 a.m. Los Angeles Times D.C. correspondent Lisa Mascaro gives Greg Jarrett an update on the debt ceiling negotiations. ...Tags: Arts and Culture, Ron Santo, Chicago Bears Game Tickets, Jay Cutler, Hospitals and Clinics
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Finding strength by building camp
Eric Lentz and his wife, Deanna Hallagan, used to joke that if they ever won the lottery, they would open a camp for troubled teens. The camp dream came true, but under far different circumstances.
Within months of being diagnosed with stage 4 colon...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Human Interest, Cancer, Human Body, Tumors
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Prosecutors: Man killed nurse, stole her rings and used them to propose to his girlfriend
Tribune reporterA Chicago man on parole for an attempted murder conviction beat an elderly nurse to death in her Bridgeport garage , stole her wedding and engagement rings and used them to propose to his girlfriend, prosecutors said today in court. Raymond Harris, 36,...Tags: Lawyers, Punishment, Weddings, Theft, Health and Medical Professionals
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