Articles filed under Health
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Navigating college students' health insuranceSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. My daughter will start college in a few weeks and I'm wondering what I need to do about health insurance for her. A. Even though most children can stay on th...
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Home dialysis winning support both for quality of care and lower costSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - For hundreds of thousands of Americans with failed kidneys, the days and weeks revolve around dialysis. In most patients, the process of removing waste such as phosphate...
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The secret to Michelle Obama's toned armsSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - At last, the secret to first lady Michelle Obama's sculpted arms - tricep pushdowns and hammer curls. So says Cornell McClellan, Mrs. Obama's longtime personal trainer, ...
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More yoga classes are geared toward specific groupsSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Yoga has been around for 5,000 years, but these days the practice is being fine-tuned - or, some might argue, better marketed - for specific niche groups. There's now Yo...
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Is death knocking at your door? Check odds on the WebSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - The Internet is full of information, oddities, opinions and, now, thanks to a Web site developed by researchers and students at Carnegie Mellon University, a way for use...
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Foregoing the 'freshman 15': Students try healthier way of eatingSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - That "Freshman 15" syndrome you keep hearing about? Total myth, dude. Study after study shows that first-time college students gain maybe 4 pounds to 6, tops - in their ...
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Artificial kidney still years awaySep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Dialysis through the bloodstream means long hours attached to a machine, whether in a clinic or at home. For many researchers, the ultimate goal is an artificial kidney ...
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1 in 10 Americans taking antidepressantsSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - The number of Americans taking antidepressants doubled to 10.1 percent of the U.S. population in 2005 compared with 1996, increasing across income and age groups, a stud...
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After baby's antibiotics, a case of oral thrushSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Kids are pretty resilient, which makes them ideal patients. Case in point: the 3-month-old seen for a hospital follow-up visit. The infant had been recently diagnosed an...
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For Arlington Heights girl, child cancer walk is personalSep 11, 2009 11:00 pm - This weekend, Shea Anderluh will be walking to help fight children's cancer. And there's no better person to take part in the CureSearch Milestones Walk to Conquer Kids'...