Category Archives: Medical

What is 420 Day? Why is 4/20 national weed day? What does it mean, where does it come from and is marijuana legal?

Posted on April 20, 2019 by royfmc

The highest of high holy days for marijuana smokers is coming — National 420 Day. Marijuana Day. Weed Day. Pot Day. Whatever you call it, people are smoking. The day has become synonymous with smoking weed over the years to the point … Continue reading →

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Help Fight the Westlake Hospital Closing

Posted on February 25, 2019 by royfmc

Westlake Hospital was sold again…..2 weeks after the new owners signed the papers, it was find out on Facebook that Westlake was being closed!! They couldn’t even share this news with the employees, such cowards!! There was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Education, Franklin Park, Health, health risk, Illinois, Leyden, Medical, mental health, political satire, politics | Tagged hospital, Hospital closing, medical, Melrose Park, Westlake Hospital | Leave a comment

New owner to shutter Westlake Hospital

Posted on February 16, 2019 by royfmc

Two weeks after acquiring three former Tenet Healthcare hospitals, Pipeline Health has plans to shutter Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park. — Read on http://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/new-owner-shutter-westlake-hospital Just two weeks after acquiring three former Tenet Healthcare hospitals, Pipeline Health has plans to shutter one … Continue reading →

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Trump Directive Spurs Proposal To Delay IDEA Rule

Posted on February 28, 2018 by royfmc

The Trump administration is officially proceeding with plans to delay an Obama-era rule that aimed to ensure students from certain backgrounds aren’t wrongly placed in special education. The U.S. Department of Education is issuing a notice in the Federal Register … Continue reading →

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California’s Proposition 65 rules brew trouble for small businesses, such as coffee shops.

Posted on January 30, 2018 by royfmc

Mind you, you would have to drink 64 liters of roasted coffee brew a day to reach carcinogenic levels. Safe daily intake level of acrylamide before neurotoxic level is even higher at 40 μg/kg per day, equivalent to 6222 cups … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Transition for Adolescents with Disabilities And the Role That Your High School District Plays in that Transition

Posted on March 8, 2017 by royfmc

Congress has designated March as a time that businesses recognize the talents that people with disabilities contribute to their communities. As companies such as AMC Theatres, Walgreens and Microsoft can attest, disabled workers can be a great asset. But only … Continue reading →