Health and Fitness
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Downstate clinic administered tainted injectionsMay 24, 2013 4:36 pm - Illinois health officials say they’re investigating reports that five patients developed abscesses after receiving potentially contaminated steroid injections at a downs...
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FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacyMay 24, 2013 3:46 pm - WASHINGTON — Government health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medicat...
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WHO: Red tape hurting fight against new virusMay 23, 2013 8:20 pm - GENEVA — International efforts to combat a new pneumonia-like virus that has now killed 22 people are being slowed by unclear rules and competition for the potentially p...
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State Senate approves health-coverage exchange planMay 23, 2013 4:07 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate agreed Thursday to create a state-governed “health insurance exchange” where individuals and small businesses could shop for coverage a...
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State Senate approves sex education billMay 22, 2013 3:21 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois public schools that teach sex education will have to include information about contraception and sexually transmitted diseases instead of a curric...
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Smokers adapting to ban at ISUMay 20, 2013 3:25 pm - NORMAL, Ill. — School officials and some students say a ban on smoking in high traffic areas at Illinois State University is going smoothly so far. The Bloomington Panta...
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Measles surges in U.K. years after vaccine scareMay 20, 2013 7:57 am - LONDON — More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autis...
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What do we eat? New food map will tell usMay 20, 2013 7:26 am - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought. Same goes for soda. Until now, the only way to find out what...
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Be wary of side effects from over-the-counter medsMay 20, 2013 6:00 am - Headaches, a nagging sore hip, a stiff neck after a day at the computer. These are prompts that send me to my medicine cabinet to pop a couple of Tylenol or ibuprofen. I...
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Staying fit may help reduce risk of cancer death in middle ageMay 20, 2013 6:00 am - Middle-aged men who stayed fit were less likely to die from three common cancers after being diagnosed than those who were out of shape, research found. In a study of 17...