Health and Fitness
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Michael Mercury named Douglas L. Johnson Endowed Chair in Neurosciences at Northwestern MedicineSep 24, 2017 11:00 pm - Michael Mercury, Ph.D., director of Neuropsychology at Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group and co-director of the Neurodegenerative Diseases Center at Northwest...
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Constable: Camp One Step still saving two-time cancer survivorSep 24, 2017 8:00 am - The rhythmic rumble of a rushing L train clatters outside her kitchen window every few minutes. Colleen McGrath doesn't stop talking. She doesn't raise her voice. She ju...
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Most parents give kids the wrong dose of medicineSep 24, 2017 7:20 am - With cold and flu season upon us, it's important for parents and caregivers to know how to administer the correct dosage of medicine. After all, when you have a sick ch...
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Unapproved stem cell treatments touted on federal database
Sep 24, 2017 7:00 am - Stem cell clinics offering unapproved treatments for ailments from hip pains to autism to erectile dysfunction increasingly are using a federal clinical-trials database ...
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Good luck finding a truly organic egg
Sep 24, 2017 7:00 am - Most Americans these days want their eggs to come from happy chickens — documentaries revealing horrific conditions inside the machinery of industrial farming long ago p...
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Stem cell therapy: What you need to knowSep 23, 2017 11:00 pm - More and more patients are hearing the words "regenerative medicine," but don't know what it means in terms of their care. And billboards and advertisements are popping ...
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Complete recovery from pneumonia typically takes timeSep 23, 2017 7:30 am - Q: My husband was recently hospitalized for pneumonia "of undetermined origin" and treated with IV antibiotics. Does that mean they don't know whether it was viral or ba...
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Even healthy people need a living will
Sep 23, 2017 7:30 am - Before being deployed overseas for the Iraq War in 2003, Army reservist Don Morrison filled out forms that gave instructions about where to send his body and possessions...
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Helping freshmen succeed: Tips from college advisers
Sep 23, 2017 7:30 am - As students settle in to their new lives as college students, I know how hard it is for parents to become college parents. As both a professor and faculty adviser to inc...
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People who talk to themselves may have something to tell the rest of us
Sep 23, 2017 7:00 am - Do you talk to yourself? Don't sweat it: Scientists say you're not alone. And the ways in which you chatter to yourself, both in your head and out loud, are changing wha...