Articles filed under Health
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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...
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Bee products are generating a lot of buzzJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - A spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down, but what if the sweet stuff is the medicine? Sounds too good to be true, but the evidence is piling up that honey has ...
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Buying glasses online offers clear savingsJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - More than a year has passed since your last eye exam, so you drop by your local boutique for a quick checkup. An hour later - and $500 poorer - you're out the door, wond...
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It's easy to create an electronic family health tree at updated siteJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - It happens all the time: Filling out that clipboard at the doctor's office, you can't remember what cancer killed Aunt Sally or when Dad had his heart attack. A good fam...
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Hibiscus tea may be perfect remedy after stressful dayJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Although flowering plants are beautiful, nature is famous for multitasking and so many of these also have potent medicinal properties. The hibiscus is one example. Medic...
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Your healthJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Contestants chosen Five people have been chosen to compete in the Daily Herald/Live Well Fittest Loser Challenge, sponsored by Push Fitness in Schaumburg. More than 100...
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Study adds to evidence of whooping cough vaccine safetyJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - A new study from Italy adds to a mountain of evidence that a mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines doesn't hurt children, offering more reassurance to pa...
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Vegetarian kids need to 'fill in the blanks' nutritionallyJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Children who want to be vegetarians need to "fill in the blanks" of their low-protein diets by eating alternatives to red meat, fish and poultry, experts say. Good examp...