Health and Fitness
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Italian physicians visit Lutheran GeneralDec 17, 2013 9:32 am - Two physicians and a health-care administrator from Tuscany, Italy, visited Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge Monday and Tuesday to watch surgery and unde...
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Teaching young skiers: Keep the focus on funDec 17, 2013 4:30 am - SALT LAKE CITY — A hard wind pelted exposed areas of our faces with tiny pellets of sleet and drove the 16-degree air through any chink in the ski gear covering my 4-yea...
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Do vitamins block disease? Some disappointing newsDec 16, 2013 4:11 pm - WASHINGTON — There’s more disappointing news about multivitamins: Two major studies found popping the pills didn’t protect aging men’s brains or help heart attack surviv...
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FDA: Anti-bacterial soaps may not curb bacteriaDec 16, 2013 4:04 pm - WASHINGTON — After more than 40 years of study, the U.S. government says it has found no evidence that common anti-bacterial soaps prevent the spread of germs, and regul...
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Dr. Mientus to head medical societyDec 16, 2013 3:25 pm - Dr. Thomas F. Mientus was elected president of the Lake County Medical Society at the group’s annual meeting Dec. 3, at the Deer Path Inn, Lake Forest. He officially tak...
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Lifestyle choices affect health care costsDec 16, 2013 5:00 am - I recently attended a medical conference in Las Vegas. One of the presenters, Michael Roizen M.D., presented some rather disturbing statistics on health care in the Unit...
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Chain of events leads from high cholesterol to heart attackDec 16, 2013 5:00 am - Q: Can you explain how high cholesterol causes a heart attack or stroke? A: Cholesterol is a type of fat that travels in the bloodstream. Our bodies need some cholester...
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Your health: Gifts for those with Alzheimer’sDec 16, 2013 4:45 am - Your Health Gifts for those with Alzheimer’s disease Selecting a holiday gift for a friend or relative with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia can be a...
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Virginia sanctuary helps veterans healDec 16, 2013 4:45 am - WASHINGTON — The war followed Scott Botts home. It lurked in his dreams, drenching him in cold sweat. It overwhelmed the dozens of medications that did nothing to ease h...
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Hoffman Estates holds community respite nightDec 15, 2013 2:50 pm - Hoffman Estates families with children who have special needs and their siblings are invited to attend a special evening of activities. The Commission for Disabled Citiz...