Health and Fitness
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Hand, face transplants to face new government oversightDec 26, 2013 4:13 pm - WASHINGTON — Sure your liver or kidney could save someone’s life. But would you donate your hands, or your face? Signing up to become an organ donor may get more complic...
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Obamacare policy notifications and current status, by stateDec 26, 2013 3:23 pm - 1333 ...
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Reversal on Obamacare cancellations gets mixed responseDec 26, 2013 3:15 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. — A month after President Barack Obama announced people could keep insurance policies slated for cancellation under the federal health overhaul, the revers...
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Shaken not stirred: Did 007 have alcoholic tremor?Dec 26, 2013 5:00 am - LONDON — He may have a license to kill, but is he sober enough to shoot? British doctors who carefully read Ian Fleming's series of James Bond novels say the celebrated ...
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Older women sit most of their day as researchers question harmDec 25, 2013 2:58 pm - Older women spend two-thirds of their day not moving around, generally getting up every half-hour for periods of movement, according to a study designed to help research...
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‘Healing tree’ helps Elburn family deal with mom’s cancerDec 25, 2013 4:31 am - The Christmas tree at Karen and Bill Beith’s home in Elburn has been up since December 2012 — and it’s not coming down anytime soon. Karen, a social worker, left the tre...
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University to test pot for contaminantsDec 24, 2013 7:18 pm - WEST HAVEN, Conn. — The microscope at the University of New Haven, set at 10-times magnification, shows a marijuana leaf covered with dozens of tiny bumps. It’s mold, an...
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Judge: Teen can be taken off life supportDec 24, 2013 7:11 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. — A judge on Tuesday ruled that a 13-year-old Northern California girl declared brain dead after suffering complications following a tonsillectomy can be...
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Arlington Heights woman benefits from new lung surgeryDec 24, 2013 4:45 am - Every time Susan Fischer sees someone lugging around an oxygen container, she wants to pull them aside and tell them, “It can get better.” Fischer, 65, has severe emphys...
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Bah humbug: Heart woes can spike this time of yearDec 23, 2013 6:25 pm - Not to dampen any spirits, but studies show heart troubles spike this time of year. It’s not just a Western phenomenon; recent research in China found the same thing. Th...