Articles filed under Health
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Your Health: More information on migrainesApr 04, 2010 11:00 pm - More on migraines Harvard Medical School offers the latest information about the nastiest of headaches, the migraine. Migraines are often marked by pulsing pai...
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Contestants start feeling the benefit of reduced weight, improved fitnessApr 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The Fittest Loser competitors are entering the sixth week of their weight-loss program, and they are starting to get results beyond the numbers they see at each week's w...
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Study: Breast-feeding would save lives, moneyApr 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The lives of nearly 900 babies would be saved each year, along with billions of dollars, if 90 percent of U.S. women breast-fed their babies for the first six months of ...
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How to use prescription painkillers without getting hookedApr 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Michele Braa-Heidner, 47, started taking prescription painkillers in 1995, when she had her wisdom teeth removed. Soon after, she developed a painful spinal condition fo...
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Daily dark chocolate helps middle-aged heartsApr 04, 2010 11:00 pm - A daily nibble of dark chocolate may slash the risk of heart attacks and strokes by more than one-third, a study of 20,000 middle-aged Germans found. Researchers tracked...
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Why do I fall asleep during the day?Apr 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Q: I often fall asleep as soon as I sit down. It can happen anywhere and anytime. I don't realize I've fallen asleep. I fall asleep when I come home from work, at social...
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Get your swine flu vaccine now, state official saysApr 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The director of the Illinois Department of Public Health says residents should receive the swine flu vaccine. Dr. Damon Arnold said it's not too late to get the vaccine....
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Business owners fear costs, regulations of health-care reformApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Health-care reform is supposed to lower costs, but among skeptical suburban business owners, at least one industry is sure to see a cost increase: tanning salons. Effect...
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Twin toddlers from Arlington Heights need liver transplantsApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - On the liver transplant scale, toddler Jake Swanson rates a 17. His twin brother, Luke, scores a 9. Whether that's good or bad depends on how you look at it. A zero is h...
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Suburbanites tell why they welcome health care reformMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - While the public debates the broad principles of the new health care law, some suburban residents anticipate direct effects, both good and bad. Those with limited or no ...