Articles filed under Health
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A spoonful of sugar? Whatever works to get the medicine downMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - A friend of mine is struggling with her 3-year-old, trying to coax him to take his medicine for strep throat and some Tylenol to reduce the fever. I'll bet you can just ...
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Features to look for when picking the best cars for older driversMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Shopping for a new car? Sure, that snazzy two-seater convertible looks like fun. But if you plan to keep the car for a while, look for design features that can help make...
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Is a tanning bed safer than sunlight?Mar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Does tanning in a tanning bed cause less damage than natural sunlight? A. It doesn't matter whether you get it from the sun or from artificial sources such as sun lam...
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How are the Fittest Loser contestants doing? Ask the trainersMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - After three weeks of diet and workouts, five suburban men and women are one-quarter of the way through the Fittest Loser weight-loss contest. The five, chosen from more ...
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Medtronic brain stimulator failed to reduce seizuresMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration says a Medtronic nerve stimulating implant failed to significantly reduce seizures in epilepsy patients. Medtronic Inc. ha...
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Expected drop in childbirth deaths not happeningMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her pho...
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Autistic expert to speak at HarperMar 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Harper College will show a documentary this afternoon about Kim Peek, the inspiration behind the 1988 Oscar-winning film "Rain Man." Peek was supposed to speak this mont...
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Security experts urge better preparation for health catastrophesMar 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Citing lessons learned from the response to the H1N1 "swine flu" virus, security experts are urging the U.S. health care system to make better preparations for health ca...
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How healthy is going gluten-free, the latest fad diet?Mar 07, 2010 10:00 pm - "I suggest avoiding gluten," is the advice given by Mark Sisson, author of "The Primal Blueprint," on his popular health and nutrition blog, Mark's Daily Apple. Sisson b...
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Mice tail turned into brain cells in Stanford researchMar 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Skin cells from the tails of mice were turned into neurons able to form connections crucial to brain function, a study said. The Stanford University scientists who perfo...