Health and Fitness
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St. Charles woman uses proton therapy to beat tumorJul 07, 2012 11:00 pm - Heaven Alcorn's father died in 2008 from stomach cancer. So when her gynecologist discovered a tumor the size of a cantaloupe in her abdomen three years later, fear wash...
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Why is broccoli America’s most despised vegetable?Jul 07, 2012 7:11 am - There’s a 1928 New Yorker cartoon in which a chic-looking mother sits at a dinner table with her young daughter and urges to eat what’s on her plate: “It’s broccoli, dea...
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Seniors: Swallow your pride, ask for help to manage heatJul 05, 2012 11:40 am - No doubt senior citizens are among the most vulnerable to the intense heat. But some experts say the extreme nature of the current heat wave may actually be helping to j...
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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...