Articles filed under Health
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Rules would reduce hours for hospital doctor internsJul 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Hospitals would be required to reduce physician interns' working hours and be inspected yearly to ensure the first-year doctors are properly supervised and getting enoug...
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Your Health: Get rid of that bellyJul 04, 2010 11:00 pm - A flatter beach belly Summer's here - a good time to lose that winter insulation! To trim your beach belly, Prevention magazine suggests: 1. Pick up the pac...
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One more reason to eat right -- It can help protect eyesightJul 04, 2010 11:00 pm - In our aging nation, it's not surprising that age-related deteriorating eye conditions are increasing. From birth, our eyes filter light - from sunlight to the more dama...
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Saturday SoapboxJul 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Ready, set, shop: In suburban Cook County, the 10 percent sales tax - among the highest in the nation - was rolled back half a percentage point this week. Granted...
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Cancer victim touts benefits of testing for colon cancerJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Conventional wisdom tells people not to worry about colon health until they are older. Most people don't think about getting a colonoscopy until they are at least 50. Tr...
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Line between tantrums and serious mental health issue can be thinJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano may be the latest athlete to lose his temper, but he's far from the only one. Ex-Cub Milton Bradley could have starred in his own sp...
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Third U.S. hospital wins OK for face transplantsJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has become the third health system in the United States to win approval to do one of the world's most dramatic operations - h...
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Living near cell phone tower doesn't raise childhood cancer riskJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Young children of women who, during pregnancy, lived near cell phone towers don't have a higher risk of cancer, a study has found. Researchers from Imperial College Lond...
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Diabetes drug risks reported ahead of FDA hearingJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- A new study led by a federal drug safety expert ties the controversial diabetes drug Avandia to a higher risk of heart problems, strokes and deaths in older a...
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9 in 10 docs blame lawsuit fears for overtestingJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Ninety percent of physicians surveyed said doctors overtest and overtreat to protect themselves from malpractice lawsuits. That sentiment is more common among...