Articles filed under Health
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Double hand transplant patient leaves hospitalFeb 14, 2010 10:00 pm - The first double hand transplant recipient in the U.S. has left a hospital after medicine cleared up a rash that signaled he might be rejecting his new hands. University...
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Chapped lips don't have to be a rite of winterFeb 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Screen-siren red lips might be the rage in Hollywood, but, for most of us, red lips are far less glamorous: They're a sign that they're chapped. Lips are susceptible to ...
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Bone marrow drive Saturday in memory of Des Plaines nativeFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Kerry Piest says she doesn't want anyone to experience what her brother Kenneth Piest, a respected Des Plaines eye surgeon, went through waiting for a bone marrow match ...
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Free bone marrow drive Saturday in Des PlainesFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Want to save a life? Let health care workers take a cheek swab to see if you could be a bone marrow donor for a cancer patient with leukemia or lymphoma. DKMS Americas, ...
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Simulator helps veterans confront painful memoriesFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Sometimes the best way to make people feel better is to first make them feel worse. That's certainly the best proven method to help people overcome post-traumatic stress...
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How to protect yourself from pet-borne salmonellaFeb 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Q: I read about children getting sick with salmonella from pet frogs. We have two frogs. My boys are 7 and 9 years old. Do I need get rid of the frogs? A: Most cases of ...
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Could genetic learning disorders be reversed?Feb 07, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - A pill to ease a type of mental retardation? An experiment is under way to develop one, aimed at a genetic disorder that might unravel some of the mysteries...
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Autism risks detailed in children of older mothersFeb 07, 2010 10:00 pm - A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzi...
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Mice tail turned into brain cellsFeb 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...
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Fish oil good for long life, your telomeresFeb 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Your mother might have told you that eating fish can make you smarter. What she didn't know is that regular consumption of fish oil might help you live longer. In a rece...