Health and Fitness
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Chest first, then breaths for CPROct 26, 2010 2:48 pm - DALLAS — New guidelines switch up the steps for CPR, telling rescuers to start with hard, fast chest presses before giving mouth-to-mouth. The change puts “the simplest ...
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Cloudy vision may be sign of Fuchs' dystrophyOct 24, 2010 12:09 pm - Q. My mother-in-law is 70 years old. She never had a need to see an eye doctor until last week, when she scratched her eye. She found a local ophthalmologist who tol...
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Standing is the new sitting in officesOct 26, 2010 2:48 pm - Some people can't stand working. Mark Ramirez works standing. He is not a waiter or a factory worker. He is a senior executive at AOL. Ramirez could, if he wanted, curl ...
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Be afraid of candy nutrition labelsOct 26, 2010 3:09 pm - Even if you don't go trick-or-treating, it's hard to avoid Halloween candy this time of year. For those of us who aim to eat healthfully, there are three basic approache...
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Lung taste receptors may improve asthma treatmentOct 26, 2010 2:48 pm - WASHINGTON — The ability to taste isn't limited to the mouth, and researchers say that discovery might one day lead to better treatments for diseases such as asthma. It ...
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Schaumburg salon raises money to fight cancerOct 23, 2010 1:01 am - Avici Salon, 1043 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg, will be hosting a fundraising event 11 a.m. t 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness. Many co...
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Bartlett business celebrates anniversary with cancer research helpOct 23, 2010 9:38 pm - Entrepreneurs Mark and Kathy Shangraw, owners of Clique Photography in Bartlett, will offer everyone who donates $50 to the American Cancer Society at the business' 5th ...
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Three people with disfiguring injuries learn to live with their new looksOct 19, 2010 5:19 pm - On Oct. 5, 1992, at 5:30 p.m., Louise Ashby was driving in Los Angeles. Newly arrived in Hollywood from Great Britain, the young actress was ready to seek her chance at ...
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Eye problems may stem from haircutOct 17, 2010 9:22 pm - Q. I have an unusual problem. When I got my last haircut two months ago, the stylist accidentally got dozens and dozens of fine hairs in my eyes. I have dry, sensiti...
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Warning to politicians: Handshakes can hurtOct 19, 2010 2:40 pm - With the midterm elections approaching, a key constituency of health care professionals is expressing concern about the ability of our nation's political leaders to perf...