Articles filed under Health
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Amish exempt from new health care rulesApr 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Thousands of Amish residents will see few changes in their health care despite new federal requirements that most people have health insurance. The landmark health care ...
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Your Health: Day care no-gosApr 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Day care no-gos? Should a child be sent home from day care because of a cold? How about a fever? Or a scalp infection? A recent survey of 305 child-care center...
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Hospital CEO says days are numbered for independent doctorsApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - As a group of suburban doctors prepared for a discussion tonight on the possibility of becoming hospital employees, the head of Arlington Heights-based Northwest Communi...
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Former Schaumburg principal battles rare cancerApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - The neuropathy in Bernie Lucier's feet mean he can't walk as much in the neighborhood or on the golf course as he used to. Lytic lesions in his bones leave him weaker an...
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Fittest Losers contestants make it to the halfway pointApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - They have experienced pain in some previously unknown places. They have been sick with minor ailments as well as sick of running the stairs. They have been happy with th...
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Studies show bad blood between doctors, nursesApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Whether they portray churlish docs like Perry Cox of "Scrubs" and Gregory House of "House M.D," or rule-defying RNs like Showtime's "Nurse Jackie," the actors who play h...
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Should I double my aspirin during a heart attack?Apr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I've heard you should take an aspirin if you think you're having a heart attack. I already take aspirin (325 mg) every day. Should I still take an aspirin if I feel a...
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Contestants already reaping health benefits of exercise, dietApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - In order to participate in the Fittest Loser competition, each of the five candidates had to meet with two doctors. Each had to get permission from his or her primary ph...
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Can cheering on my team harm my health?Apr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I like sports, and now that I'm in my 60s and have had some trouble with my heart, I mainly enjoy them on television. My family sees how excited I sometimes get watch...
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Study looks to slash test time for new breast cancer drugsApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Breast cancer researchers say they could cut years off the time required to test new drugs for treating certain kinds of tumors under a study about to begin at cancer ce...