Susan Stevens
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Your HealthDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Catch a few winks If you stay up later than usual tonight to welcome the new year, try to catch up on your sleep soon. Scientists have shown a lack of sleep wreaks havoc...
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Count your cookiesDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Even though you might have a holiday tomorrow, your diabetes doesn't. But you can still enjoy holiday foods in moderation. The experts at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in ...
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Health bulletinDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Short legs linked to liver disease in women Women with short legs may have a higher risk of liver disease, with both probably caused by diet or other factors early in li...
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New dad in Iraq watches son's delivery via satelliteDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - It was a touching, intimate moment that occurs nearly a dozen times a day at Edward Hospital in Naperville. A proud dad beamed at his newborn son, swaddled in a ...
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Health bulletinDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Need to sleep? Stay out of hospitals Intensive care units are so noisy and disruptive that patients cannot get the restorative sleep that they need to heal, accordi...
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Your healthDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - If you're attending holiday parties this month, chances are you'll be offered an alcoholic drink. A sensible way to imbibe is to alternate alcoholic drinks with nonalcoh...
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Quitting timeDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Smokers have a new incentive to quit this Jan. 1, and it's not another New Year's resolution. Illinois' statewide ban on smoking in restaurants, bars and public buildin...
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Check credentials carefully before undergoing cosmetic procedureDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Say you're in the market for a face-lift, a tummy tuck or even just a few injections to fill out those "smile lines." Which doc would you choose? A. A board-certified pl...
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Just a spoonful of honey ...Dec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - A teaspoon of honey before bed seems to calm children's coughs and help them sleep better, according to a new study that relied on parents' reports of their children's s...
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Women get to the root of hair lossDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - Unlike the receding hair line creeping over a man's scalp, hair loss sneaks up on a woman. Maybe she sees a few more hairs in her favorite brush. Her ponytail feels skin...