Articles filed under Health
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How to keep your outdoor workout going all winterJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Wind-chill factors, black ice and snow banks shouldn't signal it's couch potato season. If you're an avid runner the rest of the year, you can keep pounding the pavement...
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Your Health: Surprise! High heels aren't that bad for youJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - The safest shoe? Would you believe running shoes are harder on your joints than high heels? So say researchers in PMR, the journal of the American Academy of Phys...
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Did Americans get any healthier over past decade?Jan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - About 10 years ago the government set some lofty health goals for the nation to reach by 2010. So how did we do? By many measures, not so hot. There are more obese Ameri...
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Founding member of Northwest Community Hospital diesJan 06, 2010 10:00 pm - A founding member of Northwest Community Hospital, who later oversaw the communitywide polio immunization in Arlington Heights, has died. Dr. John Detweiler passed away ...
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More teens abusing ADHD drugsJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - If your 13-year-old seems superhyper today, it may not just be the Frappuccino he had for lunch. More and more kids are abusing ADHD stimulant drugs, which are easy to g...
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Diners want healthy options - but don't necessarily order themJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - The psychology of real estate boils down to a very simple mantra: location, location, location; context is everything. The same seems to hold true for food, especially w...
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Groups try to keep Medicare patients from ending up back in the hospitalJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Talk about unnecessary misery: One in five Medicare patients winds up back in the hospital within a month - even worse, one in four patients with heart failure. A major ...
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Six-pack abs for less: How to cut the cost of your workoutJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Losing weight and getting in shape are common New Year's resolutions. But before you commit to a pricey gym membership that you might rarely use, try a few on for size, ...
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Transplanted pig pancreas cells offer hope for diabeticsJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - One day, type 1 diabetes patients may be able to get pancreas cells from pigs that will permanently reverse their disease. That's the promise of a study released recentl...
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Antibiotics in animals blamed for rise in drug-resistant diseases in humansJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between a jealous boar and a sow in heat. The boar gored Kremer in the knee with a razor-sharp tusk. The burly pig far...