Articles filed under Health
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Heart pill beats Plavix at preventing clots, but raises bleeding riskNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- A new blood thinner proved better than Plavix, one of the world's top-selling drugs, at preventing heart problems after procedures to open clogged arter...
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You are what you eat … and so are your teethNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - You brush, you floss, you see your dentist, but do you eat with your oral health in mind? "We all know excellent nutrition helps build an excellent body," says dentist P...
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Brain strainNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - One in 60 older people might be walking around with benign brain tumors and don't know it. Even more may have bulging blood vessels in the head that could burst. These r...
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5 reasons to get a flu shotNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Any day now, the first cases of influenza will start trickling into local doctors' offices and hospitals. Some of these unlucky souls will suffer achy bodies, fevers and...
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Hitting the gas: 12 tips for dealing with flatulenceNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Chaucer, Mel Brooks (of course!), even Ingmar Bergman (in the opening scene of "Fanny and Alexander") have all used flatulence to get some laughs. But in excess, which o...
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Cancer brings to light life's little ironiesNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Irony is all around for those of us who live with cancer. Consider my most recent appointments at the Kellogg Cancer Center at Glenbrook Hospital. Last Monday, I had my ...
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Eat right on the roadNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - It can be hard to eat healthy while traveling, especially if it's a work trip full of business meetings. Get some fresh ideas from Glen Ellyn dietitian Cathy Leman, who ...
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Pulsed light reliably improving skin's appearanceNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Cosmetic lasers and other devices touted for skin tightening yield unpredictable results, researchers say. But amid the confusing claims, one technology is emerging as a...
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New efforts to remind patients to take pillsNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - The Electronic Medication Management System -- EMMA, for short -- is a sculpted off-white box with a small black screen nestled in its center. It works like a personal c...
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Make an ordinary meal extraordinary in 10 minutesOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - I've been sautéing chicken breasts and thighs and lean beef and pork in my well-seasoned iron skillet for years. A well-seasoned iron skillet has similar properties to a...