Articles filed under Health
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Suddenly flush with doses, U.S. pushes flu vaccinationJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - First there was too little swine flu vaccine. Now could there be way too much? This week will tell. Get ready for a huge flu-shot push as health officials try to rekindl...
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Schaumburg offers flu shotsJan 15, 2010 10:00 pm - The village of Schaumburg is offering a seasonal flu clinic for all interested adults age 18 and up between 3 and 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at the village's Nursing ...
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Barrington to screen film on schizophreniaJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - The public is invited to join National Alliance on Mental Illness, Barrington Area, on Jan. 18 for a screening of the documentary, "When Medicine Got it Wrong," the stor...
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J&J, charity to start testing artificial pancreasJan 12, 2010 10:00 pm - TRENTON, N.J. -- An experimental artificial pancreas will soon be tested in diabetes patients, potentially sparing them the hormonal disorder's most dangerous complicati...
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Getting life insurance after cancer possible, but trickyJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Q: I had stage 2 breast cancer and underwent an operation, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. My treatment ended in 2007 and I haven't had evidence of cancer since. I w...
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New York ad campaign goes after soft-drink tipplersJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Are you drinking yourself fat? If you're a regular soft-drink tippler, New York health officials are out to make you think so. With the recent release of a series of a s...
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How to keep your outdoor workout going all winterJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Wind-chill factors, black ice and snow banks shouldn't signal it's couch potato season. If you're an avid runner the rest of the year, you can keep pounding the pavement...
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Your Health: Surprise! High heels aren't that bad for youJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - The safest shoe? Would you believe running shoes are harder on your joints than high heels? So say researchers in PMR, the journal of the American Academy of Phys...
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Did Americans get any healthier over past decade?Jan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - About 10 years ago the government set some lofty health goals for the nation to reach by 2010. So how did we do? By many measures, not so hot. There are more obese Ameri...
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Founding member of Northwest Community Hospital diesJan 06, 2010 10:00 pm - A founding member of Northwest Community Hospital, who later oversaw the communitywide polio immunization in Arlington Heights, has died. Dr. John Detweiler passed away ...