Articles filed under Health
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Alexian opens new patient towerMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Leading a trend sweeping through suburban hospitals, Alexian Brothers Medical Center today dedicated an expansion that will convert the hospital to all private rooms. Th...
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WHO: No swine flu vaccine available for monthsMay 18, 2009 11:00 pm - GENEVA -- Drug manufacturers won't be able to start making a swine flu vaccine until mid-July at the earliest, weeks later than previous predictions, the World Health Or...
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Why the baby-making process needs a few months moreMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Nine months of pregnancy is a long time. Too long, if you ask some women. But more and more experts, from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the Amer...
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Medicare won't pay for 'virtual' colonoscopyMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Medicare won't pay for colon cancer screening tests that use CT scanners, saying there is insufficient evidence to show the procedures improved the health of people age ...
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Your HealthMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Pollen prognosis Allergy sufferers can go online to get an idea of how they're going to feel that day. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital posts an allergy count by 10 a.m. daily...
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The over-40 exerciser needs to tailor workouts to age and healthMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Whether you're looking forward to riding your bike across the country after you retire or you haven't put on sneakers since you were 6, there are things you need to know...
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Pomegranates packed with antioxidants that protect your bodyMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - The name means "seeded apple," and some scholars believe the pomegranate - not the apple - hung from the tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden. But there's nothing for...
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What a daily multivitamin does for your DNAMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Does taking a daily multivitamin result in better health and longevity? About two years ago, one of my articles described a study correlating the length of a person's DN...
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Cutting salt is just half the equation: We need more potassiumMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Potassium and sodium. In the pantheon of classic partners, they aren't quite up there with Abbott and Costello, Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, and John, George, Paul an...
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Ginger capsules ease chemotherapy nauseaMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Ginger, long used as a folk remedy for soothing tummyaches, helped tame one of the most dreaded side effects of cancer treatment - nausea from chemotherapy, the first la...