Health and Fitness
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More women turning to midwives for help during birthFeb 13, 2012 5:00 am - A toddler rests an ear on her mother's swollen belly and listens. Today, her baby brother is due to arrive. Dressed in a maternity tee and leggings, the mother waits as ...
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No definite cause for Kawasaki diseaseFeb 13, 2012 5:00 am - Some pediatric diseases are obvious from day one, while others take a while to declare themselves. My little patient came to the office with a history of two days of hig...
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Doctors telling adults to get off couch and exerciseFeb 13, 2012 5:00 am - ATLANTA — More and more U.S. adults are being told by their doctor to get out and exercise, according to a new government survey. Nearly 33 percent of adults who saw a d...
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Questions raised about prostate cancer proton therapyFeb 13, 2012 5:00 am - A warning to men considering a pricey new treatment for prostate cancer called proton therapy: Research suggests it might have more side effects than traditional radiati...
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Your health: The need to trim caloriesFeb 13, 2012 12:00 am - The right diet The reality is that when it comes to shedding pounds, the key is cutting calories — and it doesn't really matter whether those calories come mainly f...
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Breads top list of salt sources in dietsFeb 13, 2012 12:00 am - ATLANTA — Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as snacks like potato chips and pretzels. That...
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New regulations could increase face, hand transplantsFeb 13, 2012 12:00 am - The government wants to start regulating face and hand transplants just as it does now with kidneys, hearts and other organs, with waiting lists, a nationwide system to ...
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Community leaders to discuss heroin use in NapervilleFeb 12, 2012 11:00 pm - Police hesitate to say how many heroin-related deaths have occurred in Naperville in recent years, but officials say even one is too many. They say they believe the mos...
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Feds require consumer-friendly health plan briefsFeb 12, 2012 6:06 am - WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says health plans must start providing more consumer-friendly summaries of coverage and costs so people will know what protection t...
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Officials: Stevenson’s drug problems universalFeb 12, 2012 4:30 am - The scope of a drug sale investigation at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire last week drew intense public interest. But at the end of it, the charging of only two st...