Articles filed under Health
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Insurance costs out of reach for business ownersJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Small business owners are struggling to afford health care insurance, and their employees are increasingly having to go without, according to a nationwide survey. In Ill...
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Suburban company goes green in museum exhibitJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Owners of a Hoffman Estates company that designs hybrid alternative energy systems are featured in an exhibit honoring black environmentalists at the Museum of Science a...
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Health books you'll actually want to readJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - When it comes to books about health and medicine, the biggest sellers tend to focus on the latest diet or exercise craze and new ways to restore youth and beauty. This y...
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Actor's son died from a seizure, but doctors say such cases are rareJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Millions of children and adults have seizures in the United States, but dying from one is rare. That only adds to the confusion and mystery surrounding the life and deat...
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Pacemaker cuts down seizures when medications failJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Life has changed - and very much for the better - for Dan Brewer ever since he got a pacemaker for his brain. Born with epilepsy, which runs in his family, Brewer grew o...
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Wheaton couple want fitness - not fame - from reality showJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - When Jerry and Estella Hayes went to a casting call for NBC's "The Biggest Loser," they weren't looking for a way to get on television. The Wheaton grandparents were loo...
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Preventing colds may be as easy as vitamin ZZZJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Fluff up the pillows and pull up the covers. Preventing the common cold may be as easy as getting more sleep. Researchers paid healthy adults $800 to have cold viruses s...
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It's time to explore your options to relieve hip painJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. I am a 63-year-old female. I have been about 20 pounds overweight for the last 10 years. I had two back surgeries, one at L4 and the other at L5, nearly 30 years ...
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Your healthJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - A hug helps, too: There's plenty you can do to make a sick child more comfortable without resorting to over-the-counter cough and cold medicines, which doctors say y...
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Pole-dancing classes offer intense workout in serene, discrete settingJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - So, you're at a local store and somehow happen upon Carmen Electra's Striptease exercise video. For a fleeting moment, you take a glance or a long stare at the back cove...