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Man dies 10 days after hit-and-run on West Side
Tribune reporterA 54-year-old hit-and-run victim from earlier this month on the West Side died Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Darryl Lincoln, of the 7400 block of South Coles Avenue, was walking south on Francisco Avenue when he was struck by a minivan as he...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Chrysler Group LLC, Hospitals and Clinics, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Parolee charged with assaulting teen at knifepoint on Blue Line
Tribune reporterA South Side parolee is accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl at knifepoint on a Blue Line train late Saturday night, police said. Earl Cowen, 55, of the 700 block of South Harvard Avenue, was charged with two counts of aggravated criminal...Tags: Sex Crimes, Prosecution, Health, Prosecution, Hospitals and Clinics
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Why is it a struggle to help seniors with health care?
If you've ever talked to an aging parent or friend about their health care and heard comments such as I can live with it, it's not that bad, it ain't broke don't fix it, or all I do is go to doctor appointments, it can be frustrating and even...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Knee Replacement, Geriatrics, Family
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For diabetes patients, oases in the food desert
Rhonda Moore has her health back.
Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2009, Moore, 58, has reduced her blood glucose levels significantly through healthy eating and daily exercise. But a lack of supermarkets in her North Chicago neighborhood makes it...Tags: Health, Mexico, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diets and Dieting, Chicago
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In D.C., Emanuel touts City College specialization
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON—Addressing mayors from across the country, Chicago’s Rahm Emanuel on Friday touted his plan to transform the City Colleges of Chicago by tailoring the curriculum at individual campuses to meet employers’ needs for workers in...Tags: Career and Workplace, Health, FedEx Corporation, Employment Opportunities, Colleges and Universities
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Critics pounce on Coke, Pepsi health initiatives
Sodas, sports drinks and other sugary beverages are an unhealthy choice for kids, according to the nation's leading pediatricians' group, which strictly opposes the sale and advertising of the products in schools.
Yet Coca-Cola's Live Positively slogan...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Nutrition, Food Industry, Coca-Cola Co., Politics
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Orland Township launches discount prescription cards
TribLocal - Orland Park » NewsCaroline Broadhurst was so excited about Orland Township's free discount prescription card that she picked up a handful of extra forms for friends and family, …... -
State charges dropped and federal charge filed in case of doctor accused of trading prescriptions for sex
TribLocal - Wilmette & Kenilworth » NewsA doctor formerly affiliated with three area hospitals is scheduled for a January hearing in federal court on charges that he exchanged prescription drugs for …... -
Long-discredited hCG diet makes a comeback
Among the hundreds of drastic and unproven weight loss plans, the controversial hCG diet may take the cake.
Discredited by researchers in the 1970s, the near-starvation diet restricts followers to 500 calories a day for six weeks. At the same time,...Tags: Health, Breast Cancer, Headaches, Merck & Company Incorporated, Harvard Medical School
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Chicago hospital building boom: Billions of dollars pour into new facilities, but are the investments worth it?
TribLocal - Naperville » NewsRush University Medical Center just completed a massive, $654 million hospital as part of a $1 billion campaign to update its Near West Side campus. …... -
Treatment Options for Blood Cancers Patients Conference
TribLocal - EvanstonThe Leukemia Research Foundation, in cooperation with Loyola University Health System and the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) hosts a FREE conference Saturday, May 5, …... -
October 2011 Program Guide
Staff reporterSUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 POLAND A look at the history, culture and religion of Poland (and how those dimensions interpenetrate) with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor Neal Pease and former UWM political science professor Don Pienkos. TUESDAY,...Tags: Health, Culture, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Crime, Law and Justice
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