Articles filed under Health
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Vitamin E shows promise for treating liver diseaseMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - People with a common, obesity-related liver disease that has no known treatment got a surprising benefit from vitamin E pills, researchers report. It appears to be the f...
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Low-cost coverage in health overhaul not for allMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - It's an eagerly awaited early benefit of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul: affordable coverage for Americans with medical problems who can't get a private i...
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Battling allergies? How to choose the best weapons for your symptomsMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Spring is here - and along with it the sneezing and stuffy noses of allergy season. Some allergists say the 2010 allergy season is turning out worse than in recent years...
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What makes a good Fittest Loser? The trainers talkMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Five suburban men and women competing to be named Fittest Loser are in their last weeks of training and dieting. The title will go to the one who loses the most weight,...
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Your Health: There are options for doing proper crunchesMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Crunch options Tired of doing crunches? Self Magazine offers a few variations on the mini-sit-up to get six-pack abs for the summer, based on recommendations from...
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Mayor donates kidney to Facebook friendMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - HARTFORD, Conn. - Politicians long ago discovered the uses of Facebook. East Haven Mayor April Capone Almon found something else there: a constituent who needed her kidn...
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New eye test may detect learning disabilities, early Alzheimer'sMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Two-year-old Jakeson Bowlby has a bull's eye sticker on his forehead that helps a computer system track the movement of his eyes. He sits in a high chair and watches a v...
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Test for quick diagnosis of radiation exposure has everyday usesMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - With a few drops of blood, scientists are creating a way to tell who's absorbed dangerous radiation levels, part of the government's preparations against a terrorist att...
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FDA approves breakthrough cancer therapy ProvengeApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A first-of-a-kind prostate cancer treatment that uses the body's immune system to fight the disease received federal approval Thursday, offering an importa...
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Arlington Hts. garage sale raises money for friend with cancerApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Kris Olson had been having memory issues for years. An adjunct film lecturer at Columbia College in Chicago, Olson graduated with a theater major from UCLA and a graduat...