Articles filed under Health
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TB cases trigger tighter screening at Kane County sheltersJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Homeless shelters in Kane and DuPage counties are being urged to aggressively screen new clients for tuberculosis after two active cases were confirmed at Hesed House in...
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Can you get hospital-level care at home?Jan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Hospitals are going out of their way these days to make patients feel like they're at home. Here's a logical extension of these efforts: offering hospital-level care at ...
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Still writing '09 on your checks? It's 'proactive interference'Jan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - OK, admit it. We're more than three weeks into the New Year, and you're still writing "2009" on your checks, school papers and office documents. If so, you may be suffer...
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Older recordings cause most hearing damageJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Beware of trains, (old) sound tracks and automobiles with the top down. Noises from some unusual sources may be hurting our ears more than we realize. Last summer, resea...
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The role of nutrition in slowing Alzheimer's diseaseJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - You might be surprised to learn that nutrition may become one of the cornerstones in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Over the past few years, medical research has ...
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The most dangerous thing you do: driveJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Of the tragic, avoidable deaths across the country, one cause stands out well beyond all others. Some advocates call it America's great, unnoticed public health menace, ...
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Cutting a half-teaspoon of salt a day could save your lifeJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Consuming just half a teaspoon less salt each day might prevent as many as 92,000 U.S. deaths and save as much as $24 billion in medical costs a year, a study found. A 3...
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The perils of bringing your job home with youJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - First you get the money, then you get the power, then you get the problems at home. Well-educated professionals, even those who have control over the hours they work, ar...
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Is creatine both safe, legal to build muscle?Jan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Legally ripped Just because some pro athletes jeopardize their health to bulk up doesn't mean that's the only way to build muscle. While steroids are illegal a...
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Patients paying for more face time with doctorsJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Over the counter cold-and-flu remedy: $5.99. Trip to the doctor's office: $20. Extra time to bend your doctor's ear: $1,500 a year and up. Primary care physicians are in...