Articles filed under Health
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Trainers can only do so much for competitorsMay 16, 2010 11:00 pm - For three months, the competitors in the Fittest Loser contest have had free training with Push Fitness in Schaumburg. They have had direction on how to change their lif...
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American Heart Association backs video games in obesity campaignMay 16, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Nintendo is partnering with the American Heart Association to promote its popular Wii gaming console. The unlikely partnership Monday comes amid growing conc...
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Alzheimer's patient tries experimental treatmentMay 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Bud Kimsey could've sworn he left the car right there. He walked through the parking lot looking for it, first this way, then that, outside Stratford Square Mall in Bloo...
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Quick dinner alternatives? Greek yogurt, Salmon burgers, wontonsMay 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Prepared foods are often high in sodium, sugar and fat, but sometimes you need something ready to go. So Prevention magazine asked nutrition experts to recommend some of...
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Overtime work might be bad for your heart, study concludesMay 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Working 10 hours or more a day may harm the heart, according to a study of more than 10,000 British civil servants. People who added three or more hours to a seven-hour ...
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GlaxoSmithKline settling first Avandia suits for $60 millionMay 16, 2010 11:00 pm - GlaxoSmithKline agreed to pay about $60 million in the first settlements of lawsuits alleging the company's Avandia diabetes drug causes heart attacks and strokes in som...
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Want a $100,000 plane ride? Then get travel health insuranceMay 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Plane tickets, check. Passport, check. Medical evacuation insurance? It's probably not something most people think about when packing for a vacation. But Louise Robbins ...
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Study: Cell phone link to cancer inconclusiveMay 16, 2010 11:00 pm - GENEVA -- If there's one lifestyle tool that's ubiquitous, from American cities to remote villages of the developing world, it's the mobile phone. Can they also be deadl...
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Autism Speaks walks to show of solidarityMay 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Mark LaNeve's sons remind him every day how capricious autism can be. Though his 18-year-old sons are identical twins, and both have autism spectrum disorders, they are ...
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Triage this patient in need of a cureMay 13, 2010 11:00 pm - A state audit of a program created by Rod Blagojevich to boost health insurance coverage for children found alarming waste and mismanagement. People were getting benefit...