Health and Fitness
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Women at risk opting for preventive mastectomiesOct 29, 2012 6:00 am - When Laura Sago was 12, her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 38. When she was 45, her older sister Susan was told she had it, too. And precisely one year l...
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The dangers of pain pillsOct 29, 2012 5:30 am - After girl’s overdose death, Arlington Heights dad fights for tighter controls
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Glass of juice loaded with caloriesOct 29, 2012 5:21 am - The school year is under way, and many parents see no better way to prepare their children for a taxing day of learning than with a large glass of sunshine, also known a...
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New hope for macular degeneration patientsOct 29, 2012 5:14 am - A new, bionic tool for treating macular degeneration has been at the University of California, Davis: a telescope smaller than a pea that’s implanted directly into the e...
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Fathers can influence teens’ sexual behavior, studies sayOct 29, 2012 5:04 am - Fathers’ attitudes toward teen sex and the emotional closeness of their relationship with their teens have a sizable influence on their teens’ sexual behavior, separate ...
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Work continues on effects of B6 on cancer riskOct 29, 2012 5:00 am - Until recently, there has been scant evidence suggesting that taking vitamins would prevent any form of cancer. Recently, there have been several medical studies demonst...
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Do you know your own medical historyOct 29, 2012 5:00 am - Usually I go into a doctor's appointment armed with a million questions, but I've never thought too deeply in advance about what information the medical professionals mi...
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Headache sufferers learn triggers, remedies in NapervilleOct 27, 2012 12:00 pm - Suburban residents wondering “Why does my head hurt?” “Why does my child’s head hurt?” or “Why did my head hurt so much when I was pregnant?” got some answers from healt...
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Free resources here to help stutterersOct 27, 2012 5:00 am - International Stuttering Awareness Day is Oct. 22, and it’s a great time to remind your readers that there are speech-language pathologists in the Arlington Heights area...
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Health officials: Pharmacy linked to outbreak knew of mold contaminationOct 26, 2012 7:59 pm - The Massachusetts specialty pharmacy linked to the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak knew it had extensive contamination by mold and bacteria throughout its operations f...