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 <title>Autism treatments: Risky alternative therapies have little basis in science</title>
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      &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;Besides taking many pills, the boy was injected with vitamin B12 and received intravenous infusions of a drug used to leach mercury and other metals from the body.&lt;/p&gt;
 chicagotribune.com  
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 <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:22:34 -0600</pubDate>
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 <title>Required Reading - Food Labels</title>
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 chicagoist.com  
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 <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:56:29 -0600</pubDate>
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 <title>Illinois has the most black nursing homes listed among the nation&#039;s least safe</title>
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 chicagoreporter.typepad.com  
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 <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:30:32 -0600</pubDate>
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 <title>Stroger Hospital patients wait stoically  for their president&#039;s help</title>
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      &lt;p&gt;Does Obama&#039;s waning commitment to health reform merit the trust of his supporters?&lt;/p&gt;
 illinillinois.blogspot.com  
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 <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 14:29:44 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Will It Pay to Live Well, Cost You to Get Sick?</title>
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      &lt;p&gt;Chicagoans may find that improved diet &amp;amp; exercise may pay off with proposed new incentives. Launch a health &amp;amp; wellness committee where you work.&lt;/p&gt;
 nytimes.com  
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 <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 05:27:38 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Will Dr. Quentin Young have to ride naked through the Loop?</title>
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      &lt;p&gt;Young is a founder of the Chicago-based Physicians for a National Health Program, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pnhp.org&quot; title=&quot;http://www.pnhp.org&quot;&gt;http://www.pnhp.org&lt;/a&gt; Tim Foley, an online organizer and blogger for the Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU Healthc&lt;/p&gt;
 healthcare.change.org  
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 <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 14:36:37 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>&#039;Legal patient dumping&#039; at local hospitals</title>
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      &lt;p&gt;Advocate Health Care&#039;s net revenues in excess of expenses for 2007 were $260 million.&lt;/p&gt;
 illinillinois.blogspot.com  
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 <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:35:23 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Executive Chef at Chicago Four Seasons loses 90 pounds using own diet</title>
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      &lt;p&gt;Four Seasons Chicago chef Kevin Hickey revamped his eating habits and even went on a liquid diet to lose more than 90 pounds. He uses cream and butter sparingly in his kitchen.&lt;/p&gt;
 usatoday.com  
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 <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:22:55 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Illinois hospital discounts now available | Triage</title>
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      &lt;p&gt;Hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans today become eligible for automatic discounts on hospital care.&lt;/p&gt;
 newsblogs.chicagotribune.com  
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 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:40:53 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Uninsured win lawsuit against Resurrection Hospital for Overcharging</title>
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      &lt;p&gt;Ms. Reyes is one of the four uninsured patients who won a lawsuit against HRC (Niewinski et. Al. Vs.&lt;/p&gt;
 tamalechica.blogspot.com  
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 <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:45:17 -0500</pubDate>
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