Articles filed under Health
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Lactose intolerance symptoms not always present from birthFeb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - I returned to the exam room with results of the 12-year-old's strep test. She did not have strep throat and, therefore, felt vindicated. The young lady had assured her m...
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Flu off to slow start but don't get complacent yetFeb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Flu season is making a slow start this winter, with widespread illness in only two states -- Virginia and New Jersey. "It's been kind of a ho-hum year," Dr...
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Insurance: Don't gamble with your health care expensesFeb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Workers who find themselves unexpectedly laid off in middle age or forced into early retirement have many worries. One of their greatest fears is about finding health in...
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Internet diagnosis can be confusingFeb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. My 73-year-old husband has been diagnosed with vascular Parkinson's (progressive supranuclear palsy). After the neurologists' diagnosis, I did research on the In...
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Study finds one-third of kids take vitamins -- but most don't need themFeb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - About a third of U.S. children and teens take vitamins, even though most of those taking the pills are healthy, active kids who probably don't need them, a new study sug...
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Google tap into searches may help find health trendsFeb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - When the next flu outbreak begins, the first alert may come from a flurry of Google searches. Google Flu Trends, created by the company's philanthropic arm, Google.org, ...
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Local doctor's exclusive fix for chronically injured ankles gets ravesFeb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Mallory Fisher first broke her left ankle in second grade when she slipped off a stool. A year or two later, she broke her right ankle rolling it off a low balance beam....
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FDA holds safety hearing on DarvonJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Call it the cold case file of drug safety. Federal health officials convened a public hearing Friday on whether to ban Darvon, a painkiller first approved ...
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Your guide to gym manners: No stinking, singing or ringingJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - It's enough to raise Judith Martin's blood pressure. Yes, Miss Manners - maven of all things polite and appropriate - would certainly find her heart rate rising at some ...
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Advocate gives uninsured patients retroactive discountJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Uninsured patients are eligible for retroactive discounts at Advocate Health Care hospitals following the settlement of a lawsuit announced Wednesday. The announcement c...