Health and Fitness
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Warts are treatable, but which method is best?Jan 02, 2012 4:00 am - Q. I recently developed a wart on my hand. What can I do to get rid of it? A. Warts are caused by a virus. When the virus infects skin cells, they grow faster th...
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11 percent of Americans use antidepressants, study findsJan 01, 2012 10:00 pm - The woman leaning against a pillar didn't know more Americans — twice as many — take antidepressants than go to movie theaters weekly. She hadn't heard that a federal st...
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Your health: Think twice about that hotdogJan 01, 2012 10:00 pm - Skip the deli counter Something else to add to your list of New Year's resolution: take steps to lower your risk of heart disease. Improving a diet, according to th...
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You could be inhaling secondhand cokeJan 01, 2012 10:00 pm - We've all seen those color-coded air-quality charts on the news — warnings about smog, ozone, and pollen. Now it may be time to add a new alert to the list: illegal drug...
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Lombard woman’s near-death experience shapes her lifeJan 01, 2012 5:30 am - Lombard woman’s book headed to big screen
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Need help avoiding hangover? Less booze, more H2ODec 31, 2011 7:00 am - Attorney Colleen Gorman has a holiday ritual that doesn’t involve buying presents or counting down to midnight: She goes online to look for new hangover remedies she has...
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Young suburban nurses learn about health issues abroadDec 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Linda Pham’s parents, grandparents and other relatives fled Vietnam 36 years ago, but in a sign of how times have changed, the young nurse from Arlington Heights and two...
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Merger gives Alexian Brothers resources to growDec 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Alexian Brothers Health System Wednesday said a merger with the nation's largest Catholic health system that takes effect Sunday will add resources that will result in f...
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Some men opt to track early prostate cancerDec 26, 2011 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — John Shoemaker visited six doctors in his quest to find the best treatment for his early stage prostate cancer — and only the last one offered what made the...
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Frankincense, myrrh still valuable giftsDec 26, 2011 5:00 am - This is the time of the year when the story of the three wise men, Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar is often told and how they brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrr...