Articles filed under Health
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Your healthNov 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Better than a banana Most of us get too much sodium and too little potassium in our diets. Reversing this imbalance could prevent or control high blood pressure and lead...
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Braces: Kids now have optionsNov 30, 2008 10:00 pm - More parents are buying into the notion that even adolescents shouldn't be stuck in unsightly orthodontia. But are the prettier (and pricier) alternatives to braces bett...
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Scalp condition resists antibioticsNov 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. My son has bumps on his head. They itch and break open. He has had them for three years, and once a year he sees a skin doctor who told him he had folliculitis. H...
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Get-in-shape gifts: What to give the fitness buff in your lifeNov 27, 2008 10:00 pm - It is that time of year again. Christmas music pours out of your car radio. Decorations galore catch your eye as you drive by. The malls are packed with people toting ba...
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Obamas work fitness into daily routineNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Many women recoil at the thought of baring their arms in sleeveless dresses or blouses, but not Michelle Obama - half of the fabulously fit new first couple. Both Presid...
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Simple treatments can reduce the symptoms of cradle capNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - The caller wanted to know what to do with her son and his hopelessly flaky, greasy and smelly scalp. Could she have been referring to one of those preteen boys who seem ...
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Can reading drug labels actually make you sick?Nov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Is it a good idea to read about all the possible side effects of medications you're taking? Not if you have difficulty concentrating, headaches, fatigue, dry skin, irrit...
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A statin a day? Signs encouraging, but docs say not so fastNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Recent headlines reported that the drug Crestor cut nearly in half the number of heart attacks and strokes even in people with low cholesterol. The results sounded so go...
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Your healthNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Walk it off If you're not going to turkey trot on Thanksgiving morning, there's nothing like a brisk after-dinner walk to rouse you from your overstuffed torpor and burn...
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Seniors particularly hard-hit by bad economyNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Sharon Smith, executive director of Des Plaines Community and Frisbie Senior Centers calls the current economic downturn "a perfect storm" for seniors and the agencies s...