Articles filed under Health
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Hospital partnership credited for baby's survivalOct 12, 2012 5:30 am - When Zachary Kordik was born on Oct. 12, 2011, he weighed only 2 pounds, 10 ounces. Born at 27 weeks, his underdeveloped lungs started to fill with fluid, and doctors ne...
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Bioethics panel urges more gene privacy protectionOct 11, 2012 9:04 am - WASHINGTON — It sounds like a scene from a TV show: Someone sends a discarded coffee cup to a laboratory where the unwitting drinker’s DNA is decoded, predicting what di...
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Push for healthier truckers gains momentumOct 11, 2012 6:41 am - DALLAS — In the months after Doug Robinson started driving a truck, he noticed his clothes were increasingly more snug-fitting. He was already overweight but soon realiz...
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Meningitis outbreak toll: 119 cases, 11 deathsOct 09, 2012 1:57 pm - NEW YORK — The number of people sickened by a deadly meningitis outbreak has now reached 119 cases, including 11 deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention u...
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13,000 got suspect steroid shots; risk uncertainOct 09, 2012 8:43 am - NEW YORK — As many as 13,000 people received steroid shots suspected in a national meningitis outbreak, health officials said Monday. But it’s not clear how many are in ...
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Vending machines to show sodas’ caloriesOct 08, 2012 1:37 pm - NEW YORK — As criticism over sugary sodas intensifies, Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper are rolling out new vending machines that will put calorie counts right at your fingerti...
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Palatine women’s group to hold ‘Obamacare’ forumOct 07, 2012 3:34 pm - The League of Women’s Voters Palatine Area will host a nonpartisan information meeting, “Obamacare”, from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Palatine police station c...
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CDC: Meningitis outbreak death toll rises to 7Oct 06, 2012 2:04 pm - ATLANTA — Health officials say the death toll in a rare fungal meningitis outbreak across several states has risen to seven. In updated figures posted to its website Sat...
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Doctors say spine shots for steroids are usually safeOct 05, 2012 5:10 pm - Millions of people get steroid shots in their backs to relieve pain. Now they are probably wondering if it’s safe. In 23 states, hundreds, possibly thousands, of back-p...
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Steroid-related meningitis cases rise to 47Oct 05, 2012 5:10 pm - NEW YORK — Health officials have identified about 75 medical clinics across the country to help track down patients who got steroid shots linked to a deadly meningitis o...