Articles filed under Health
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Induced hypothermia brings victims back from brink of deathSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - David Ayello gets cold if a cool breeze wafts by. He needs extra blankets at night. No one knows if it's a physical or imagined reaction to the 10 days he spent in a com...
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More than half million kids have bad drug reactionsSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - More than half a million U.S. children yearly have bad reactions or side effects from widely used medicines that require medical treatment and sometimes hospitalization,...
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Your Health: A new mattress could help you catch some z'sSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Bed buys Rough night? A new mattress could help you catch some z's - if you get the right brand. A Consumer Reports survey of 17,000 online subscribers who bought a bed ...
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In Dairyland, Pollan's 'Food' book sparks debateSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - One best-selling book advocating fresh, local foods is shaking up America's Dairyland. Students across University of Wisconsin-Madison's campus, organic grocers, scienti...
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Color code your menu: You can tell a food's nutrients by its hueSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - There you are at the food market, trying to put together a healthy diet for a week, which requires you to divine just what you'll be in the mood for a couple of days fro...
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Site of Chiari Walk changedSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - The site of this Saturday's Conquer Chiari Walk Across America, originally planned for Deer Grove Forest Preserve in Palatine, has been changed to Busse Woods Forest Pre...
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Potential AIDS vaccine heartening, but adds new challenges, health workers saySep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - News of a potential AIDS vaccine sounds great - but even if it works, not everyone would take it. That's the sobering message from people who work with those who have th...
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Robot helps stroke victims recover their walking abilitySep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Less than three years after suffering a stroke, Rich Schmuldt of Schaumburg feels strong enough to roller skate again. The one time floor guard at area roller rinks is a...
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Lawmakers question health effects of cell phonesSep 20, 2009 11:00 pm - More research is needed on mobile phone use after some studies suggested radiation from the devices may lead to cancer and other illnesses, lawmakers said. "A growing nu...
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How your birth month affects your healthSep 20, 2009 11:00 pm - People who believe in astrology are convinced that constellations and other heavenly objects prominent in their birth month guide their fates. Those systems are hardly s...