Articles filed under Health
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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...
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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...