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House bills would create smoking ban exemptions

Published: Feb. 18, 2008 @ 4:16 p.m.

Illinois' ban on indoor smoking is barely a month old, and already lawmakers are lining up to make changes to it.

SIU School of Medicine to hold bone marrow drive for minorities

Published: Feb. 17, 2008 @ 4:17 p.m.

A bone marrow drive organized by medical students at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Springfield Boys and Girls Club, 300 S. 15th St.

Series on brain disorders planned

Published: Feb. 11, 2008 @ 4:19 p.m.

A free series of 12 weekly classes for family members and close friends of people with brain disorders will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. beginning Saturday, Feb. 16, at First Christian Church, 700 S. Sixth St.

Director brings varied background to Public Health

Published: Feb. 08, 2008 @ 4:20 p.m.

Three months after having his prostate removed in 2003, National Guardsman Dr. Damon Arnold volunteered to go to Iraq. He ultimately served two tours of duty there.

Jury awards $548,000 in lawsuit against former local doctor

Published: Feb. 07, 2008 @ 4:21 p.m.

Toni Pratt said she's "very pleased" with this week's decision by a Sangamon County Circuit Court jury to award her $548,000 in her medical malpractice lawsuit against a former Springfield surgeon whose mistake in 2002 led to chronic, disabling pain and the loss of her right kidney.

Ahh Yoga to participate in World Yoga Day

Published: Feb. 01, 2008 @ 4:24 p.m.

Ahh Yoga, 1051 Wabash Ave., will participate in World Yoga Day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday.

Two local doctors sue drug representative

Published: Jan. 31, 2008 @ 4:23 p.m.

Two Springfield doctors and their wives have sued a local representative of a pharmaceutical company for allegedly sending anonymous letters that claimed the couples are heavy drinkers and freeloaders.

How the county keeps food safe

Published: Jan. 31, 2008 @ 4:22 p.m.

There are 937 restaurants and other food-service facilities in Sangamon County. It's up to the Sangamon County Department of Public Health to ensure they comply with Illinois' Food Service Sanitation Code.

Brother James fined for sex incident

Published: Jan. 28, 2008 @ 4:14 p.m.

Brother James Court failed to prevent one of its developmentally disabled residents from having sexual contact with another resident and didn't provide enough supervision of the alleged aggressor afterward, state officials said Wednesday.

Lincoln motel faces 2 lawsuits over cases of Legionnaires' disease

Published: Jan. 25, 2008 @ 4:26 p.m.

The daughter of a 90-year-old woman who died of Legionnaires' disease, along with a woman sickened by the same bacteria, have filed federal lawsuits against the Lincoln motel from whose swimming pool they contracted the illness.

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