Articles filed under Health
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College swimmer faces his own mortalityMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - This time, when the lanky young man stepped into the pool, his chest was tight. His muscles ached. He pushed off to take his first strokes, and grimaced at the pain. Tha...
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Could prostate drug prevent cancer?Mar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - For the first time, leading medical groups are advising millions of healthy men who are regularly screened for prostate cancer to consider taking a drug to prevent it. T...
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Your healthMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Bulk up your brain Regular exercise can make your waist smaller - and your brain bigger. A new study found that older adults who are more physically fit tend to have big...
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A better biopsy? Local prostate center's test finds hidden cancersMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - John Tomasiewicz suspected something was wrong with his prostate, but he wasn't sure what. Tomasiewicz, a father of two from Elgin, was only 49 when blood tests showed h...
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Drivers, don't take that call: You may regret itMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - When it comes to driving, not all conversations are alike. A recent study by psychologists at the University of Utah found that drivers talking on cell phones made signi...
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Fittest Losers eat more often - and better - on a dietMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Christine Reiss' brother returned safely from Iraq last week, and her family went out to eat to celebrate. Christine missed part of the get-together to exercise. Then sh...
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Teens: Just say no to protein supplementsMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - With a full load of classes to attend and term papers to write, the college student didn't have time to call me for advice. So, he relied on his mom to do the legwork. T...
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Combat concussions lead to lingering headachesMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Almost all U.S. soldiers who experienced concussions from head blows or the blast of explosions in Iraq or Afghanistan still had headaches months later, according to pre...
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Panel: Adopting from abroad? Get hep A shotFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- A U.S. immunization advisory group is recommending new vaccinations for people in close contact with children adopted from some other countries after a 51-ye...
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Tailoring cancer treatment to a tumor's genesFeb 22, 2009 10:00 pm - The days of one-size-fits-all cancer treatment are numbered: A rush of new research is pointing the way to tailor chemotherapy and other care to what's written in your t...