Health and Fitness
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Study: Drug coverage to vary under health lawDec 04, 2012 10:04 am - WASHINGTON — A new study says basic prescription drug coverage could vary dramatically from state to state under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. That’s be...
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Fast-growing fish may never wind up on your plateDec 04, 2012 9:00 am - WASHINGTON — Salmon that's genetically modified to grow twice as fast as normal could soon show up on your dinner plate. That is, if the company that makes the fish can ...
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Editorial: Necessary discussion on preterm birthsDec 04, 2012 7:44 am - As any parent or grandparent will tell you, the birth of a child is a truly wondrous occasion. The fragility of a newborn life and the unknown future filled with hopes a...
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New hospital at a glanceDec 04, 2012 4:30 am - The Alexian Brothers Women and Children’s Hospital in Hoffman Estates will feature a Center for Pediatric Brain, an expanded Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, inpa...
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A comfy children's hospital coming to Hoffman EstatesDec 04, 2012 4:30 am - Jason and Dawn Crane couldn't be more pleased with the progress being made on the new Alexian Brothers Women and Children's Hospital in Hoffman Estates. Earlier this yea...
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CDC says US flu season starts early, could be badDec 03, 2012 5:47 pm - NEW YORK — Flu season in the U.S. is off to its earliest start in nearly a decade — and it could be a bad one. Health officials on Monday said suspected flu cases have j...
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New Alzheimer’s drug studies offer patients hopeDec 03, 2012 5:10 am - TRENTON, N.J. — For Alzheimer’s patients and their families, desperate for an effective treatment for the epidemic disease, there’s hope from new studies starting up and...
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Epilepsy drug reduces weight in obese patients, study findsDec 03, 2012 5:00 am - TOKYO — Eisai Co.’s epilepsy drug Zonegran helped obese people lose weight, according to a study that shows the potential of another anti-seizure medication to aid in we...
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Prairie garden a soothing place for psychiatrist, autistic sonDec 03, 2012 5:00 am - When psychiatrist Elizabeth Reeve needs to unwind and recharge her mental batteries, she heads to the prairie. Not the wild prairie, but the one she and her husband have...
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New DNA techniques end mystery of what ails baby PatrickDec 03, 2012 5:00 am - BOSTON — Chris Butters was changing a diaper for his son, Patrick, last November when he felt something in the two-month-old's abdomen. It was about the size of a marble...