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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: Insurance, Loyola University Health System, Health Insurance, Asthma, Health Insurance Cost
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Engagement: Smith -- Vogel
Clark and Sally Smith of Petoskey are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Angela Kathleen Smith, to Christopher Tierney Vogel, son of James and Patricia Vogel of Tulsa, Okla. Angela and Christopher reside in Overland Park, Kan. Angela is an...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education
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Love Notes: So many differences, and none of them matter
As conversational icebreakers in busy coffee shops go, Leo Schwartz's question had considerable promise: How does one re-fluff a feather pillow? The problem was, the man who answered was Dan Maher, and he was not the guy Leo was after. "Dan started...
Tags: Music Theater, Medical Specialization, New York City, Family, Theater
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UIC to go tobacco-free this summer
RedEyeStudents, faculty and other employees of the University of Illinois at Chicago will have to kiss their tobacco products--and their electronic cigarettes--goodbye this summer thanks to a new tobacco-free campus policy that will go into effect July 1....Tags: Tobacco Products, American Lung Association, Health Insurance Cost, Health and Safety at Work, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Breast cancer and the HCG diet
When VJ Sleight’s breast cancer returned last year, she wondered if the unusual recurrence – 23 years after her original diagnosis -- had anything to do with the controversial hCG diet that she had repeatedly followed.
The near-starvation...Tags: Hormone Replacement Therapy, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Health, Tumors, Estrogen
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Lake Street Press
Tribune reporterName of press: Lake Street Press In what year was your press founded? 2009 How many people are on your staff? Publisher: Mary Osborne, Managing Editor: Hazel Dawkins, Events Coordinator: Rachel McHan Tell us how your press came to be: Observing the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, Human Interest, Book
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Down to earth
Special to the TribuneSteve and Jackie Smith were early adopters of geothermal energy in the 6,000-square-foot home they built in Prairie Grove in 2002. Their three geothermal units provide almost all the heating and cooling, as well as hot water, they need in their McHenry...Tags: Architecture, Natural Resources, General Contracting, Natural Gas, Energy Saving
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Police investigating sexual assault near Rush Medical campus
Police are investigating a report of a sexual assault Sunday night near the Rush University Medical Center. The assault happened about 10:30 p.m. Sunday on the 1700 block of West Congress Parkway, said Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Chicago Police Department, Assault, Rush University Medical Center
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3 injured in accident involving fire truck on South Side
Tribune reporterThree people were injured late this morning in an accident involving a fire truck on the South Side. The accident happened about 11:30 a.m. on the 5100 block of South Union Avenue in the city's Back of the Yards neighborhood, according to Fire Media...Tags: Fires, Hospitals and Clinics, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
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3 teens shot, 1 fatally, Saturday evening
Tribune reportersShootings on the West and South sides left a 17-year-old boy dead and two other teenagers wounded Saturday evening, authorities said. The fatal shooting happened about 6 p.m., as the 17-year-old and an 18-year-old were sitting in a car in the 2400 block...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago Police Department, Bronzeville, Near West Side, Shootings
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Protein linked to Parkinson's found in patients before onset of symptoms
Richard Fiske Bailey tries hard not to let Parkinson's disease slow him down. He has a license to drive motorcycles. He bikes. He walks without a cane or walker. But there are moments when the disorder affects him, said Bailey, 59. Sometimes he drags...
Tags: Science and Technology, Sigmoidoscopy, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms
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Sharing breast milk with other moms can be a life saver
For the first two weeks of Jayden Adams' life, the little boy, born 10 weeks premature at Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital, was nourished with donated human breast milk. Now six weeks old and thriving, Jayden's mother, Mandy, who lost...
Tags: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, National Economic Council, Premature Birth, Charity, Movies
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