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Senate Dems trim health-bill costs
WASHINGTON — Determined to advance President Barack Obama’s health-care agenda, key Senate Democrats are calling for a government-run insurance option to compete with private plans, as well as a $750-per-worker annual fee on larger companies that do not offer coverage to employees.
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Mexico urges people to stay home
Mexico is urging citizens to stay home for five days and shutting down nonessential government services in hopes of containing the swine flu outbreak, which the World Health Organization warns is on the brink of becoming a global epidemic.
Officials confront first U.S. swine flu death
A 23-month-old toddler died in Texas from the swine flu virus as authorities in the United States and around the world struggled to contain a growing global health menace that has also swept Germany onto the roster of afflicted nations.
Swine flu spreads to Middle East, Asia-Pacific
The swine flu epidemic crossed new borders today with the first cases confirmed in the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region, as the number of deaths in Mexico blamed on the virus surpassed 150.
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World health officials tackle swine-flu challenges
Swine flu is running wild in the Southern Hemisphere and is spreading rapidly through Europe, with Britain projected to reach 100,000 daily cases by the end of August. The virus is even showing signs of rebounding in Mexico.
OSF women’s program discusses autism
The OSF Saint Anthony Regional Heart Institute will present an Autism Overview dealing with diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders in its next women’s program at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, in the atrium of OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, 5666 E. State St.
Advocates tell health-care stories
CHICAGO — When carpenter Greg Douglas rolled his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the hospital, the medical bills hit him even harder, totaling $165,000. Douglas is among thousands of people now telling their stories on videos, ads and Web sites on both sides of the health-care debate.
Few survive cardiac arrest, even with hospital CPR
You don’t have to be Michael Jackson to have this problem: The odds of surviving cardiac arrest after getting CPR in a hospital are slim and have not improved in more than a decade, a big Medicare study concludes.
FDA requires Chantix, Zyban to have warning
The Food and Drug Administration will require two smoking-cessation drugs, Chantix and Zyban, to carry the agency’s strongest safety warning over side effects including depression and suicidal thoughts.
Obama pitches health-care plan
President Barack Obama hugged a cancer patient Wednesday at an emotional forum before a supportive audience and vowed to bring greater efficiency and accessibility to the nation’s health-care system.
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Illinois WIC program to include more nutritious foods
Jun 26, 2009 @ 01:02 PM
The Illinois Department of Human Services is putting more nutritional foods on the list that low-income women can buy through a government food program.
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FDA warns against Clarcon skin products
Jun 09, 2009 @ 11:33 AM
The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers Monday not to use skin products made by Clarcon because of high levels of disease-causing bacteria found during a recent inspection.
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Vitamins’ anti-cancer claims disputed
Jun 19, 2009 @ 02:24 PM
A consumer advocacy group on Thursday threatened to sue Bayer Healthcare if it continues to claim its One-A-Day vitamins for men reduce the risk of prostate cancer.
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Testicular cancer Q&A with Dr. Kent Hoskins
Jun 19, 2009 @ 01:11 PM
Dr. Kent Hoskins, an oncologist at the Center for Cancer Care at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center answers common questions about testicular cancer.
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OSF offers sports physicals
Jun 26, 2009 @ 01:13 PM
OSF Medical Group physicians are offering sports physicals to students in Rockford-area schools.
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Kids are majority of Illinois swine flu cases
Jun 26, 2009 @ 01:10 PM
Health officials say more than half of Illinois’ swine flu cases have been in children.
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Students receive scholarships to support medical, nursing studies
Jun 22, 2009 @ 05:42 PM
Jory Sturdevant, a 2009 graduate of South Beloit High School, received the first Ina M. Cholke and Olga Dean Bullard Trust Fund scholarship to support medical studies today at Rockford Memorial Hospital.
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Jul 01, 2009 @ 12:50 AM
Doctors recommend annual blood pressure checks for most patients. How long has it been since yours was checked?
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