Articles filed under Health
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Rare gene mutation can cause deadly disease without family historyAug 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Q: I am 29 and was recently diagnosed with Huntington's disease, having had symptoms for six years. My parents don't have symptoms but they have also not had genetic...
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Health, yes; duplication of services, noJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - As with many or most governmental entities that rely on the state of Illinois to help pay for services, Kane County is looking to cut costs. The Kane County Health Depar...
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Cheap drug could save 100,000 livesJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - A generic drug that costs less than $10 a treatment may save as many as 100,000 lives a year by preventing people from bleeding to death after accidents, researchers sai...
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Are gourmet salts better for you?Jul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Do you know anything about the various fancy salts? I've heard that they deliver salty flavor but have a smaller dose of harmful sodium. A. All of the gourmet salts I...
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Can't get your weight to budge? Here's how to ramp up your resultsJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - You just joined your local health club, bought the new workout gear, read the latest fitness magazine, and actually found time in your schedule to start exercising. The ...
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Prostate cancer patients face rationing of drugJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Prostate cancer patients seeking Dendreon Corp.'s new tumor-fighting vaccine, Provenge, face delays of a year or more as hospital waiting lists dwarf the company's capac...
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Oak Brook-based volunteer group helping in the HondurasJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - One sip of her morning coffee reminds Meredith Thomas of how fortunate she is. Thomas bought her coffee at an orphanage on a volunteer medical trip to Honduras, where re...
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Medical device problems hurt 70,000+ kids annuallyJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and contact lenses are the leading...
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A match for Katie: U.S. mom goes to China to search for a marrow donorJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - LIUZHOU, China - Sherrie Cramer breaks into stifled sobs as she nears the dirt-streaked former orphanage in China where her daughter lived as a severely malnourished inf...
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Man meets Hoffman firefighter who saved his life with marrow donationJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Jack Rosenberg might have died if not for Hoffman Estates fire Lt. Donald Richter. It was something Richter had done 10 years ago that eventually brought the two togethe...