Health and Fitness
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Three possible heat deaths reported in areaJul 05, 2012 9:15 am - Medical officials are warning people to take extra care to avoid the excessive heat after three potential heat-related deaths in Lake and Cook counties in the last three...
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Kidney transplant recipient out of hospital, now at homeJul 03, 2012 5:19 pm - Nathan Saavedra is home for the holiday and, hopefully, for good. Doctors released the 3-year-old Carpentersville boy from Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago on Tuesda...
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Spin meter: Meet the health care taxJul 03, 2012 12:00 pm - WASHINGTON — It looks like a tax, smells like a tax, and the Supreme Court says it must be a tax. But politicians in both parties are squirming over how to define the Th...
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Catheter insertion is uncomfortable but usually painlessJul 02, 2012 6:00 am - Q. I’m a middle-aged woman scheduled to have surgery next week. My doctor said I’ll need an indwelling urinary catheter during and for a few days after my surgery. This ...
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Low-fat diet after weight loss may spur pounds to returnJul 02, 2012 5:59 am - Eating a low-fat diet after losing weight may cause the pounds to return, according to research that recommends a low-glycemic diet, one that doesn’t cause spikes in blo...
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Body and mind get workout at specialized gymJul 02, 2012 5:30 am - If you think it feels good when you blow off some stress with a hard workout, slip into 15-year-old Jake Eisenstat’s skin for a while. With a diagnosis of severe attenti...
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Company pushes healthy attitude for workersJul 02, 2012 5:23 am - When Matthew Benton started working at Wellness Corporate Solutions in 2008, he realized it wasn’t going to be anything like his previous job at a bank. For starters, th...
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Your health: Sun safety rulesJul 02, 2012 5:00 am - Here comes the sun It is important to protect yourself from the sun, but the safety rules you learned as a kid have been updated. Rule 1: Applying SPF 15 before go...
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Healthy, growing kids often don't need vitaminsJul 02, 2012 5:00 am - “Doctor, do I need to give my child vitamins?” asked the parents of the 15-month-old novice walker, the father of the 4-year-old new preschooler and the mother of the 15...
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More doctors urged to screen for obesityJul 02, 2012 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — Chances are you know your blood pressure. What about your BMI? Body mass index signals if you're overweight, obese or just right considering your height. So...