Articles filed under Health
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Drug from suburban company fuels hope for Huntington's disease cureApr 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Xenazine was once considered an "orphan drug," one that big pharmaceutical companies abandoned because they didn't think it'd be profitable enough. But the Deerfield-bas...
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Medical ID theft rises: Patient billed for impersonator's phony liposuctionApr 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Sierra Morgan was billed $12,000 on her health-care credit card in November for liposuction, a procedure she never requested or had. "It's depressing to know that someon...
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Parents of bullies may fail to recognize signsApr 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Some common misconceptions may lull the parents of bullies into failing to recognize warning signs. Bullies are often star athletes or popular girls considered charismat...
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Amish exempt from new health care rulesApr 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Thousands of Amish residents will see few changes in their health care despite new federal requirements that most people have health insurance. The landmark health care ...
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Your Health: Day care no-gosApr 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Day care no-gos? Should a child be sent home from day care because of a cold? How about a fever? Or a scalp infection? A recent survey of 305 child-care center...
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Hospital CEO says days are numbered for independent doctorsApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - As a group of suburban doctors prepared for a discussion tonight on the possibility of becoming hospital employees, the head of Arlington Heights-based Northwest Communi...
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Former Schaumburg principal battles rare cancerApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - The neuropathy in Bernie Lucier's feet mean he can't walk as much in the neighborhood or on the golf course as he used to. Lytic lesions in his bones leave him weaker an...
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Fittest Losers contestants make it to the halfway pointApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - They have experienced pain in some previously unknown places. They have been sick with minor ailments as well as sick of running the stairs. They have been happy with th...
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Studies show bad blood between doctors, nursesApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Whether they portray churlish docs like Perry Cox of "Scrubs" and Gregory House of "House M.D," or rule-defying RNs like Showtime's "Nurse Jackie," the actors who play h...
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Should I double my aspirin during a heart attack?Apr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I've heard you should take an aspirin if you think you're having a heart attack. I already take aspirin (325 mg) every day. Should I still take an aspirin if I feel a...