Health and Fitness
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Do your child's tonsils or adenoids need to be removed?Apr 30, 2023 6:00 am - Tonsils and adenoids are a type of tissue that helps filter bacteria and viruses. Tonsils are small, round pieces of tissue located in the back of the mouth on both side...
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Dismissed by your doctor? How to advocate for yourself.Apr 29, 2023 11:00 pm - Has this happened to you? You visit your health care provider because something hurts, or you don't feel right. The provider listens and then seems to dismiss your sympt...
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Diet rich in veggies can decrease risk of Type 2 diabetesApr 29, 2023 2:00 pm - Q: My doctor recently said I'm borderline for Type 2 diabetes. I'm surprised because it does not run in my family. Can you avoid getting it? I read that when your diet i...
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Old hormone replacement therapy study comes under criticismApr 29, 2023 7:00 am - Q: Could you please write about hormone replacement therapy in menopause? It got labeled as dangerous due to a single study, which I've read is considered to be flawed. ...
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Putting radiation to the test to heal irregular heartbeat
Apr 29, 2023 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS - Doctors are zapping the heart with radiation normally reserved for cancer, a bid to better treat people with life-threatening irregular heartbeats who've exh...
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The quest to pay enough to retain caregivers of people with disabilities
Apr 29, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Industry advocates and unions supporting caregivers for people with developmental disabilities are calling on lawmakers to more than double a funding incre...
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Deaf Elgin teen aims to showcase possibilities over limitations in Bartlett High School musicalApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - In Bartlett High School, musical Deaf Elgin teen aims to showcase all that he and others can do
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Powerful new obesity drug poised to upend weight loss care
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Celebrating our differences during World Autism MonthApr 23, 2023 11:00 pm - Andy didn't say 'mama' until he was just shy of his fifth birthday. For his mom, Chelsey Senko, that moment was most rewarding of all. During World Autism Month, parents...
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How your brain works to help you cope with deep griefApr 22, 2023 9:00 am - I just read a new book about the effects of grief on the brain, and the role of certain processes in the brain that help us cope with grief. It's called “The Grieving B...