Articles filed under Health
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E-cigarettes offer nicotine without tobacco, but are they safe?Oct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - No more smoking for Scott Riddle. Now he vapes. "Vaping" means he inhales the vapor from an electronic cigarette, a battery-powered device that typically looks like a ci...
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Another alert about diets high in red meatOct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Red meat, it appears, can do a body harm. A study of half a million members of AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons) found that those who reported ...
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Most must wait for first swine flu vaccinationsOct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Swine flu vaccinations began last week with squirts up the noses of health care workers in Indiana, Illinois and Tennessee - it just tickled, shrugged one - as the gover...
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Ice-cream headaches are common, harmlessOct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. What exactly happens when I eat something cold and get an ice-cream headache? Is it harmful in any way? A. Ice-cream headache, also known as "brain freeze" or cold-st...
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Toddlers' elbow dislocations likely to recurOct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Extending her arms in the air, the child allowed her father to slip on her flannel pajamas. When dad then held her right hand to adjust the sleeve, the toddler decided s...
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Federal funding aimed at improving health care in underserved areasOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - The Illinois Department of Public Health received nearly half a million dollars in federal funding to help recruit new health professionals. The money - $49...
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Delnor Hospital reverses senior exercise fee planOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Delnor Hospital has changed its mind about charging senior citizens who partake in its Senior Vitality exercise programs. It had planned to start charging $30 per quarte...
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Pregnant? Get a flu shot -- but it may be a hassleOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - It's hard for pregnant women to escape the message: You're at extra risk from swine flu - it could trigger premature labor, hospitalize you for weeks, even kill you - so...
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Doctors prescribe caution with insulin's cancer tiesOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Insulin and the medicines that increase the hormone may boost cancer risk in people with diabetes, said researchers at a diabetes conference. A review of studies present...
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Government finds higher autism figure: 1 in 100Oct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Two new government studies indicate about 1 in 100 American children have autism disorders -- higher than a previous U.S. estimate of 1 in 150. Greater awareness, broade...