Articles filed under Health
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FDA puts black box warning on bowel-clearing drugsDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials said Thursday they will add the sternest safety warnings available to drugs used before colonoscopies, following reports of kidney...
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Longtime Daily Herald columnist, author of 'Life With Cancer' diesDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - There was a crowd in Skokie that day in June 2006, when Holocaust survivors, fundraisers and local officials came to finally break ground on the long-awaited Illinois Ho...
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FDA advisers: Restrict some asthma drugsDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Government health advisers Thursday called for restrictions on some long-acting asthma drugs, but spared Advair, a top-selling medication used by millions ...
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Cancer to be world's top killer by 2010, WHO saysDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Cancer will overtake heart disease as the world's top killer by 2010, part of a trend that should more than double global cancer cases and deaths by 2030, int...
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Childhood constipation a serious problemDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Tummy troubles Holiday travel, upset schedules and unfamiliar foods can put your little one's mood seriously out of whack. And her bathroom habits, too. Childhood consti...
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Her life with cancer became a shared experienceDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Our mother, Ruth Gesmer Silverman, chose to discontinue her chemotherapy treatments at the end of October. She is comfortable with her decision, but her health has decli...
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Conjunctivitis can be triggered by allergies, infectionsDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - "I think he has an eye infection," the mother said, offering her diagnosis on the bright spring day. Her 10-year-old sat quietly, squinting at us uncomfortably from his ...
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Shoe inserts may help relieve pain for mother, daughterDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I have two foot-related issues. I know that you are not a podiatrist but hope you can help anyway, since I reserve doctor visits for physicals and severe illness....
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What to buy your favorite fitness enthusiastDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - The holidays are sneaking up on us, and you've still got a lot of shopping to do. Are there fitness buffs or wannabes on your list? We've got some ideas, from big-ticket...
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Should the radiologist see your face, too?Dec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A new study suggests that radiologists should start examining something they usually ignore: the human face. The eyes of modern radiology are so trained on high-tech ima...