Articles filed under Health
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Americans drinking themselves to death at record ratesDec 27, 2015 6:00 am - Alcohol is killing Americans at a rate not seen in at least 35 years, according to new federal data. Last year, more than 30,700 Americans died from alcohol-induced caus...
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'Fat but fit' may be a myth, researchers sayDec 27, 2015 5:00 am - One of the most controversial ideas in medical science today is whether people can really be fat and fit. That is, is weight in itself a marker of health - or simply a s...
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A kids' virus you should know aboutDec 23, 2015 10:00 pm - It's that time of year again: A particularly nasty virus that in children can cause everything from mild common-cold symptoms to breathing problems bad enough to hospita...
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Cook County sheriff says too many mentally ill in jailDec 23, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, as part of his campaign to reduce what he calls unjust incarceration of the poor and mentally ill, said in a news release Wednesday that pr...
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New advice on who qualifies for cholesterol-lowering statinsDec 22, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Considering a cholesterol-lowering statin to prevent a heart attack? Deciding who's a good candidate requires calculating more than a simple cholestero...
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'Greatest Loser' challenge starts next week in ElginDec 21, 2015 12:00 am - A new initiative hopes to help Elgin-area residents get healthy with the prospect of free shopping at a local grocery store chain plus a $1,000 grand prize. The “Greates...
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Nicasa announces receipt of $100,000 challenge grantDec 20, 2015 10:00 pm - Nicasa has announced receipt of a $100,000 challenge grant from the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County. The foundation will match new and increased donations...
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Five amazing and alarming things that may be done with your DNADec 20, 2015 6:36 am - "You're a male, you're 34-years-old and your 5-foot-10 ½ inches tall." That's a prediction that Craig Venter, long a pioneer on the frontier of genomics, offered to me w...
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In budget deal, health law foes took a different pathDec 20, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican foes of President Barack Obama's health care law may be able to get more by chipping away at it than trying to take the whole thing down at ...
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Pharma's bad boy: Livestreaming, rap-fan CEO faces chargesDec 18, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - He's the enfant terrible of pharmaceuticals, a 32-year-old CEO who unapologetically raised the price of the only approved drug for a rare disease from $1...