Articles filed under Health
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Going under the knife to move up the corporate ladderJun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The media, and its consumers, generally keep conversation about plastic surgery and careers pegged on a couple of figures: The aging Hollywood idol and the would-be Holl...
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Hospitals move to reduce risk of night shiftJun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Hospitals are waking up to the fact that substandard care on nights and weekends is endangering patients - giving new meaning to the term "graveyard shift." Patients suf...
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How life's challenges opened a new door for a Mount Prospect attorneyJun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Robert Meersman never dreamed of becoming an artist, though he was always good at drawing. He was much too busy to pursue such leisurely activities as he raised four dau...
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Amy faces cold water and fear during her first open-water swimJun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - There's three weeks left before the U.S. Women's Sprint Triathlon in Naperville, and I'm dealing with a few lingering anxieties and doubts. For one, my right thigh conti...
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Face acne with resolve - no matter your ageJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - It often strikes in the dead of night. You hit the sack, your skin all clean and clear. You wake up, and there's been an overnight visitor - an unwelcome one at that. Ca...
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Your HealthJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - When roadside bombs explode, the noise level can reach an eardrum-rupturing 180 decibels or higher (hearing damage can occur at 85 decibels.) Nearly one in 10 soldiers r...
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Time to put it all togetherJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - If there's ever a time to be motivated, it's now. There's a month left until the triathlon, and I'm paying close attention to what I eat and pushing myself harder during...
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Paddle power: Kayaking offers just the right strokeJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Finally - it's summer in Chicago, and that means we only have a few more months to hit the water and get fit before winter returns and our fun freezes over. Kayaking m...
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Eight-pound Burmese provides love during struggle with cancerJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm here to tell you that chemo and radiation aren't the only ways to fight cancer. One recent visitor to my room proved me correct. I didn't know whether he'd remember ...
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Estrogen therapy not needed after age 70Jun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Can you please give me some information on estradiol and if it can cause breast cancer? None of the articles I have read have information about this subject. I a...