Articles filed under Health
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Girl's garage sale benefits brother's brain tumor treatmentAug 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Seventh grader Emily Zint of Arlington Heights rings up sales orders like a pro. At her garage sale this weekend, she deftly answers questions from customers, while prom...
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Poultry fingered as No. 1 food poisoning culpritAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Cooking chicken on the grill this summer? Be careful. Poultry is still the leading culprit in food poisoning outbreaks, health officials said Thursday. Chicke...
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Candidates coming to special needs forumAug 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Being a father of a special needs boy, my wife and I have experienced first hand the lack of help from state agencies in Illinois. Every year I update my son's eligibili...
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Switching to brown rice can lower diabetes riskAug 08, 2010 11:00 pm - You might be surprised to know that substituting brown rice for white rice can significantly lower the risk of diabetes. Almost 10 percent of the U.S. population has a d...
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Are expensive gourmet salts any better for you?Aug 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Do you know anything about the various fancy salts? I've heard that they deliver salty flavor but have a smaller dose of harmful sodium. A. All of the gourmet ...
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Why crunch when you can plank? Ab exercise works your coreAug 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Plank your way to a firm waist. Although abdominal crunches and sit-ups may be the most popular "ab" exercises, they only work a fraction of what's referred to as the co...
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Microneedles may make getting flu shots a little easierAug 08, 2010 11:00 pm - One day your annual flu shot could come in the mail. At least that's the hope of researchers developing a new method of vaccine delivery that people could even use at ho...
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Your Health: Travel tips, what docs think of youAug 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Are we there yet? August is the perfect time for a good, old-fashioned road trip. Too many hours in the car can be hard on the neck and back, especially if those ...
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Walking program holds kickoffAug 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Golf Mill Shopping Center has partnered with Bethany Terrace, Mainestreamers and Partners in Healthcare to kick off an annual walking program Wednesday. Registration an...
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Buffalo Grove firefighters go pink in fight against cancerAug 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Red is the color associated in most minds with fire departments. In Buffalo Grove, however, pink predominates. That is due to the fire department's commitment to the fig...