Articles filed under Health
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St. Alexius officials hope to start expansion construction in springOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Officials at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates hope they can start work on a $117.4 million expansion project by spring. The project will include all the fea...
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Hanover Township holds disabilities expoOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Getting through the day to day can be a challenge, especially for those with disabilities. But no one needs to go through it alone. The second annual event entitled "Lif...
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Report: Smoking bans protect nonsmokers' heartsOct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A major report confirms what health officials have long believed: Bans on smoking in restaurants, bars and other gathering spots reduce the risk of heart a...
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Swine flu vaccines trickling in to suburbsOct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - The first shipments of H1N1 vaccine are arriving in the suburbs, more than a week after the city of Chicago starting distributing the vaccine. DuPage County is the first...
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St. Alexius Medical Center plans to expand, renovateOct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Officials at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates have submitted a plan to the state health facilities and services review board for a major renovation and expa...
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Robotic prostate surgery may mean big trade-offOct 12, 2009 11:00 pm - A new study suggests less-invasive keyhole surgery for prostate cancer may mean a higher risk for lasting incontinence and impotence when compared with traditional surge...
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E-cigarettes offer nicotine without tobacco, but are they safe?Oct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - No more smoking for Scott Riddle. Now he vapes. "Vaping" means he inhales the vapor from an electronic cigarette, a battery-powered device that typically looks like a ci...
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Another alert about diets high in red meatOct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Red meat, it appears, can do a body harm. A study of half a million members of AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons) found that those who reported ...
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Most must wait for first swine flu vaccinationsOct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Swine flu vaccinations began last week with squirts up the noses of health care workers in Indiana, Illinois and Tennessee - it just tickled, shrugged one - as the gover...
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Ice-cream headaches are common, harmlessOct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. What exactly happens when I eat something cold and get an ice-cream headache? Is it harmful in any way? A. Ice-cream headache, also known as "brain freeze" or cold-st...