Articles filed under Health
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Students shoulder the burden of those bulging backpacksAug 29, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Kids have always been a pain. But these days, they're also in pain. "It's an epidemic," warns Scott Bautch, a Wisconsin chiropractor specializing in occupa...
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Couple sues over privacy in media coverage of triplets' birthsAug 26, 2010 11:00 pm - A Rolling Meadows couple has filed suit against an Oak Lawn hospital and three Chicago news outlets over coverage of the birth of their triplets in February. Cynthia and...
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A new year of better mental health as suicide prevention efforts carry onAug 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Barrington Unit District 220 and St. Charles Unit District 303 are both assessing the success of an entire academic year without any student taking his or her own life. ...
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School lunch planning is in the bag, if you follow these tipsAug 22, 2010 11:00 pm - School's getting underway, and with it the dilemma over crafting lunches that make the grade on nutrition and calories - and that kids will actually eat. Kids' lunches ...
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Autism can be diagnosed with 15-minute brain scan, study findsAug 22, 2010 11:00 pm - A 15-minute brain scan identified adults with autism almost as effectively as conventional methods of diagnosis that rely on interviews with patients and their families,...
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Your Health: Acetaminophen, adolescents may not mixAug 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Acetaminophen and asthma Taking acetaminophen seems associated with asthma in adolescents, a new study has found. A survey of some 320,000 14- and 15-year-olds...
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Docs discover pea sprouting in man's lungAug 22, 2010 11:00 pm - The doctor confirmed the good news for Ron Sveden once the mass in his left lung came back from the lab: He didn't have cancer. He had a pea sprouting inside his chest. ...
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Boomers go bionic: Desire to stay active pushes joint replacementsAug 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Lynn Rhynes was in his early 50s when his body started falling apart, seemingly all at once. His knees ached and his shoulders were stiff and sore - he had problems lift...
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Ex-Hoffman High coach raising money for cancer researchAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - After Dennis Ferguson was diagnosed with anaplastic thyroid cancer, his doctors sent him home to die. "That wasn't something I was ready to do," he said. Instead, Fergus...
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Mt. Prospect flu clinic Oct. 6Aug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - The Village of Mount Prospect Human Services Department will administer seasonal flu vaccinations 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 6 or until supplies are depleted, at Village Hall Co...