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Hospital fees vary for same treatment, U.S. data show
Centegra Hospital in McHenry charged $36,000 for implanting a permanent pacemaker. Less than 30 miles away, Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan charged more than $165,000 for the same procedure. To treat a case of simple pneumonia, meanwhile, John H....
Tags: Asthma, Government Health Care, Cardiologists, Barack Obama, Government
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Two trustees seek top spot in River Forest
After running on the same slate four years ago, two trustees are facing off for River Forest Village Board president. Michael Gibbs, who is serving his first term, is running on the Pride in River Forest slate, which includes trustee candidates Lissa...Tags: Northern Illinois University, Elections, Unisys Corporation, Local Government, Business
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Hospitals speed up flu testing for hectic season
Laboratory testing for the flu has traditionally taken so long to yield results that most people recovered before finding out if they actually had the virus. But about half a dozen Chicago-area hospitals can now diagnose influenza in just more than an...
Tags: General Practitioners, Food and Drug Administration, Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Safety at School, Medical Research
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Short quiz could identify at-risk dialysis patients
Nephrologists are only too familiar with dialysis patients challenged by disabilities and myriad health issues. But a recent study by Johns Hopkins University found that a simple quiz to determine how well dialysis patients perform daily living tasks...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, High Blood Pressure, Geriatrics, Pharmaceuticals, Diseases and Illnesses
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Early breech births are more likely to face other complications, study finds
Most babies are born head first. But a minority are born feet, butt or knees first, which doctors call "breech," from the Middle English word "breeches" for trousers. Doctors have long known that a breech birth increases the odds of complications, but a...Tags: Amniotic Fluid, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Demographics, Loyola University Chicago, Premature Birth
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Too soon for the flu?
It's time to get your flu shot. Or is it? The answer to that question depends on whom you ask. The sign in the pharmacy window might suggest flu season is already here, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging everyone at least 6...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Flu Vaccine, Bird Flu, Vaccines, Preventative Medicine
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Baseline brain testing grows in popularity
Amid growing concerns about concussions, more student athletes are having their brain function tested prior to injury in a procedure called baseline testing that is becoming increasingly mainstream.
Baseline tests can be used for comparison to...Tags: General Practitioners, Nausea, Teaching and Learning, Crofton, Health and Medical Professionals
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Health tips for freshmen
Attention, freshmen: You will likely pick up more than knowledge and new friends when you start college. There's a good chance you'll at least catch a cold from living in the tight quarters of a dormitory, physicians and students say. "The thing (about)...
Tags: Cancer, Teaching and Learning, Sleep Deprivation, Vaccines, Communicable Diseases
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Illinois faces questions in implementing health overhaul
Inside a conference room at Mount Sinai Hospital shortly after 9 a.m. Thursday, board members broke into an extended applause. Elsewhere, the chief executive of Cook County's public hospital system, one of the nation's largest, said the U.S. Supreme...
Tags: Government Health Care, Barack Obama, Government, Corporate Officers, Insurance
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Treatment Options for Blood Cancer Patients Conference
Staff reporterThe Leukemia Research Foundation, in cooperation with Loyola University Health System and the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) hosts the Treatment Options for Blood Cancer Patients Conference Saturday, May 5, 2012, deom 7:30 am to 12:15 pm. The...Tags: Lymphoma, Cancer, Human Body, Ceremonies, Culture
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More moms choose to limit childbirth pain
The exhaustion and nausea were unavoidable during Burnetta Herron-Mitchell's three-day labor, but an epidural analgesia helped keep the pain at bay before she delivered her baby girl Rhys.
Typically called an epidural, this type of analgesia is...Tags: Anesthesiology, Cesarean Section, Leslie Mann, Medical Specialization, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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You could die of a broken heart, doctors say
For centuries, there have been songs, writings and proclamations about losing love, with many often using the term "a broken heart" to describe the pain.
But it appears there is medical truth to the notion that a traumatic emotional experience can lead...Tags: Cardiologists, Behavioral Conditions, Rush University Medical Center, Hormones and Metabolism, Heart Disease
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