Health Briefs

Published March 18, 2013

Health briefs

Filed under: drug rehab centers in illinois

Family caregivers caring for aging relatives or friends are invited to talk with exhibitors and hear speakers at the third annual Quad-City Regional Family Caregivers Conference from 8 a.m. to noon March 9 at the Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention …
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New center offers help for dogs consumed by fear

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But this week, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals opens its Behavioral Rehabilitation Center at St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center in Madison, N.J.. Dogs rescued from puppy mills and hoarders will arrive there from shelters …
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Quinn stands by decision to close 2 prisons, despite inmate crowding

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Pat Quinn on Monday stood by his decision to close two prisons and several halfway homes, even as overcrowding at remaining facilities has forced the Illinois Department of Corrections to convert gym space into housing for inmates. … political cover …
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