Articles filed under Health
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Attend health workshop, raise money for shelterOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The Foundation for Wellness Professionals will present a workshop on women's health to benefit the Turning Point Women's Shelter in Woodstock. The Women's Health Worksh...
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Your healthOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Halloween horrors Don't eat the glow sticks. That sounds like common sense, but every Halloween the Illinois Poison Control Center gets calls from parents whose kids dec...
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New shingles vaccine good news for aging populationOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Ever hear of a vaccine to protect you from the effects of another vaccine? Some folks think the chicken pox vaccine your grandkids receive might raise your risk for shin...
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Try to get calcium from diet before using supplementsOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. When is a calcium supplement necessary? A. To start, determine how much calcium you need for good health and estimate how much you are currently getting from ...
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Trial and error consistenly have been my instructorsOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Recently someone asked where I learned to cook. You might assume that since I teach others how to cook in this column, in my cookbooks, at cooking demonstrations and som...
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Take 'em down with one punchOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Achour Esho, 27, wraps his arms around his student's neck and yanks it down. "If I've got him, and I've got him in that position, I'm gonna squeeze like heck," he explai...
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Stored blood found to be missing key componentOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Much of the stored blood given to millions of people every year may lack a component vital for it to deliver oxygen to the tissues. Nitric oxide, which helps keep blood ...
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Hoof-dressings come to the rescue of soft nailsOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - The world is pink in October, officially designated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. With one more week to go, nobody has mentioned that horses can play a role in paint...
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Your healthOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Danny Ferrone is still running. You may remember him from a story in September 2006, after he had completed his first triathlon. People run triathlons all the time, but ...
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Health bulletinOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Kids falling off bikes costs $200 million a year More than 10,000 children and teens go to the hospital every year in the United States after falling off or cras...