Articles filed under Health
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5 contestants vie to become this year's Fittest LoserFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - A recent college grad focused on looking his best for the job hunt. A mom eager to keep up with her young kids. A man looking forward to walking his daughter down the ai...
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Striking number of obesity risks hit minority kidsFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - The odds of obesity appear stacked against black and Hispanic children starting even before birth, provocative new research suggests. The findings help explain dispropor...
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Had a tetanus shot lately? Most adults missing key vaccinationsFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Millions of American adults are not getting routinely recommended vaccinations each year, resulting in 40,000 to 50,000 preventable deaths, according to public-health ex...
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Hearings kick off push to fight obesityFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Obesity kills an estimated 280,000 people a year nationally. The Illinois Department of Public Health Friday held the first three hearings to discuss solutions to this g...
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Pfizer says FDA OKs updated infection vaccineFeb 23, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Pfizer said Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration has approved an updated version of its best-selling infection vaccine for infants and children. Prev...
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AMA finds lack of competition for medical insurance in Chicago areaFeb 23, 2010 10:00 pm - A new study by the American Medical Association concludes there is an increasing lack of competition to provide medical insurance in the Chicago area, which allows insur...
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Cholesterol-cutting drugs raise diabetes riskFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Lipitor, Crestor and rival drugs to lower cholesterol also boost diabetes rates by about 9 percent, according to a study that quantified a complication that doctors only...
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Millions missing out on colon cancer screeningFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Nearly half the people who need potentially lifesaving checks for the nation's No. 2 cancer killer - colorectal cancer - miss them, despite years of public efforts to ma...
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FDA scrutiny spurs drugmakers to tone down adsFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Instead of middle-aged bikers singing "Viva Viagra," as seen in a 2007 commercial, the latest Viagra ad shows a gray-haired man meeting with a doctor. After Pfizer's qui...
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Capitalizing on chocolate's health benefits might take the fun out of itFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - If the healthful benefits of broccoli could be distilled into a pill, veggie haters worldwide would rejoice. But who would choose to get their chocolate fix by gulping a...