Articles filed under Health
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Cook County expands H1N1 vaccinationsNov 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Cook County is expanding its H1N1 flu vaccination program to high schools and day cares, officials announced Wednesday. The county Department of Public Health started hi...
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Sebelius: Mammograms still vital in saving livesNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal policy on who should get breast cancer screening has not changed, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday. Sebelius is...
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S. Barrington teen wins science competitionNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - A South Barrington teen has been named the individual winner of Region III of the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, considered to be the nation's premie...
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FDA says Prilosec can block benefits of PlavixNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials said Tuesday a popular heartburn medication can interfere with the blood thinner Plavix, a drug taken by millions of Americans to ...
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New mammogram advice raises questions, concernsNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- For many women, getting a mammogram is already one of life's more stressful experiences. Now, women in their 40s have the added anxiety of trying to figure o...
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Foot doctors offer hotline tomorrowNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois foot doctors will offer their annual one-day hotline Wednesday to answer callers with questions about foot health care. The Illinois Podiatric Medical Associati...
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A pill for every illNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - When the first antidepressant came to market in the 1950s, the company that marketed it did not think there were enough depressed people for the drugs to make a profit. ...
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Study raises new questions about Merck pill ZetiaNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin -- drugs still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questi...
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Flu storms isolated island village, and Guard flies in medical teamNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island - prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help. "Diomede is probabl...
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AIDS is leading cause of death for womenNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women betwe...