Articles filed under Health
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Szopa meets goal to lose 30 poundsSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - In September, Ron Szopa's scale finally hit 250. That means the 53-year-old Elgin attorney met his original goal to lose 30 pounds. "So I'm pretty pleased about that,"...
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Cancer patients finally get alternative adviceSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Acupuncture might help with pain or nausea, but herbal treatments show little benefit for lung cancer patients, new guidelines say. Every day, cancer patients walk into ...
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Fred Coombs: 'I quit trying to quit' smokingSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Fred Coombs is smoking again. Since he lapsed back into the habit in May, Coombs' cigarette habit has crept up to half a pack a day. "I hate to say it, but I quit tryin...
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Support networks key to overcoming strokeSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Mickey Clancy woke up on the morning of her 19th wedding anniversary feeling as if her entire left side had fallen asleep. That 7 o'clock wake-up call would change her l...
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Are you a chocoholic? Addiction isn't physicalSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Resistance is futile. The more we try to fight off a craving for chocolate, the more our desire for it grows, a British researcher said. But chocoholics can take heart t...
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Health bulletinSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Blood pressure rising among American kids Blood pressure levels among American children are on the rise, an alarming trend linked to climbing obesity rates that reverse...
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Get your motor revvingSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Dieting is really about math. You count the calories you eat. You count the calories you burn. If the equation tilts in one direction, you lose weight. If it leans the o...
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Companies link health costs to employee's risk factorsSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - CINCINNATI -- First they tried nudging. Now, as insurance costs climb, companies are penalizing workers who have high health risks such as obesity and high blood pressur...
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Near-tripling of reported deaths and drug reactionsSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Reports of dangerous side effects and deaths from widely used medicines almost tripled between 1998 and 2005, an analysis of U.S. drug data found. The number of deaths a...
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Old news: Many factors contribute to longer life spansSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Humans are living longer than ever before, and Caleb Finch, professor of gerontology and biological sciences at the University of Southern California, has spent his scie...