Articles filed under Health
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Northwest Community Hospital to hold heart screeningsFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - February is nationally recognized as American Heart Month, and Northwest Community Hospital (NCH) is raising awareness by reminding people to evaluate their risk of hear...
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Genetic testing proving effective in wiping out diseasesFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Some of mankind's most devastating inherited diseases appear to be declining, and a few have nearly disappeared, because more people are using genetic testing to decide ...
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DuPage, Kendall residents area's healthiestFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Health in the suburbs is much better than the rest of the state, a national analysis found, but researchers found troubling discrepancies among the collar counties. DuPa...
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Dog is an important part of the Alexian teamFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Most days, Mitzi, a mixed breed Cocker spaniel and Welsh corgi, spends her days quietly in Elk Grove Village happily living with members of the Alexian Brothers at their...
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The price of thin: Comparing the diet meal delivery plansFeb 14, 2010 10:00 pm - The price of losing weight for 22-year-old Thomas Ferraro is about $300 a month. That's how much he pays for Nutrisystem to ship low-cal meals to his doorstep. The food ...
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'Thirdhand' smokes forms lasting cancer-causing residueFeb 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Tobacco smoke contamination lingering on furniture, clothes and other surfaces, dubbed thirdhand smoke, may react with indoor air chemicals to form potential cancer-caus...
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Teen got early start with newly approved heart deviceFeb 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Miller Kaapke is a "miracle child" with congenital heart disease. He has defied doctors after he was pronounced dead, with no pulse for almost a half an hour. The Arizon...
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Your Health: Soda study finds greater pancreatic cancer riskFeb 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Pop and cancer risk People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have nearly twice the risk of pancreatic cancer, researchers say. Fruit juice did...
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Autism risks detailed in children of older mothersFeb 14, 2010 10:00 pm - A new study says a woman's chance of having a child with autism increases as she ages. It also says the risk may be less with older dads than previously thought. Univers...
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Blood from newborn tests stir ethics debateFeb 14, 2010 10:00 pm - A critical safety net for babies - that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn - is facing an ethics attack. After those tiny blood spots are tested for a list of d...