Articles filed under Health
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Flyers honor Wellness Place:Aug 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Wellness Place in Palatine, an organization focused on cancer education and support, will have a special day of baseball at Alexian Field in Schaumburg on Aug. 29 for th...
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Researchers say prostate cancer preventive overlookedAug 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Researchers are urging doctors to discuss with patients the benefits of Merck Co.'s Proscar for preventing prostate cancer, after a study found that prescribing of the p...
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Summer's the season for heel pain, but new treatment options can helpAug 15, 2010 11:00 pm - When Rick Drehobl got up every morning and stood up to walk, a pain like nails shooting into his heels jolted him awake. "It was absolutely brutal," he said. "I could ba...
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Your Health: Texts help expectant moms take better care of themselvesAug 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Motherly advice A new text message service provides free health advice for new and expectant moms. Text4baby provides free weekly cell phone messages for moms ...
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New programs reach out to seniors touched by lossAug 15, 2010 11:00 pm - For months after her husband of 52 years died last spring, Laurel Frisch struggled to read a book. She couldn't make decisions; she only occasionally left her home. In t...
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FDA poised to recall unproven blood pressure drugAug 15, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal health regulators are pushing to withdraw a blood pressure drug that has been on the market for 14 years in spite of the manufacturer's failure to ...
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Take a stand against salty snacks: Too much sodium puts kids at riskAug 15, 2010 11:00 pm - She was in a real pickle. The 8-year-old girl craved the crunchy green pickled cucumbers, and while dad was more than happy to indulge hers, mom worried about too much s...
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Want healthy feet? Say goodbye to those flip flopsAug 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Cases of heel pain surge in summer, when people wear flimsy shoes like flip flops and run more than usual on hard surfaces, leading to plantar fasciitis. Prevention ...
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Girl's garage sale benefits brother's brain tumor treatmentAug 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Seventh grader Emily Zint of Arlington Heights rings up sales orders like a pro. At her garage sale this weekend, she deftly answers questions from customers, while prom...
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Poultry fingered as No. 1 food poisoning culpritAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Cooking chicken on the grill this summer? Be careful. Poultry is still the leading culprit in food poisoning outbreaks, health officials said Thursday. Chicke...