Articles filed under Health
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How fast will Obama age? Two years for every year in officeFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - When a new U.S. president takes the oath of office, he often exudes a youthful optimism. But presidents tend to leave Washington, D.C., visibly wearing the stress of the...
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Mediterranean diet may help stave off diseaseFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Eating a diet rich in fish and vegetables, while low in meat and dairy, lowers an older person's risk of developing mild mental impairment and Alzheimer's disease, a stu...
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After two weeks, Fittest Losers shedding weightFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Can five overweight people go from fat to fit in 12 weeks? The Daily Herald and its fitness-focused publication Live Well magazine will find out in the Fittest Loser Cha...
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Steady cholesterol-pill use found to cut death riskFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Continuous treatment with cholesterol pills, such as Pfizer Inc.'s Lipitor, reduced the risk of death in patients with high cholesterol 45 percent over four to five year...
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Weighing in, working out: A 'pretty brutal' first weekFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Hoffman Estates police officer Lisa Notarnicola was the one taking the orders, for a change. Trainer Steve Amsden had her squatting down to do a push-up, then standing u...
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Patient needs a statin alternative, new doctorFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. I am 80 years old, and a few years ago, I was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. My primary-care doctor referred me to a cardiologist (a college friend of h...
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Wacky 5K race offers a chance to run wildFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - No matter what it is, we always seem to want our cake and eat it, too. Is that such a bad thing? Especially if it involves running a race, like the Wacky 5K in Chicago o...
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New machine could help liver failure patients survive longerFeb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - There's help for failing kidneys and failing hearts. But there's no fix for a dying liver. Doctors are trying to change that at a few hospitals around the country, testi...
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Soy supplementation may help through menopauseFeb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Hot flashes, muscle pain and vaginal dryness are all symptoms of menopause. Although the traditional medical approach for treating menopause-related symptoms is to presc...
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Drugmakers' push boosts 'murky' ailment fibromyalgiaFeb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Two drugmakers spent hundreds of millions of dollars last year to raise awareness of a murky illness, helping boost sales of pills recently approved as tre...