Articles filed under Health
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Illinois foot doctors are joining in a drive to donate shoes to HaitiJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - Illinois foot doctors are joining in a drive to donate shoes to Haiti. Many Central Americans have no shoes, and the earthquake in Haiti has made the need there that muc...
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Drugmakers tone down ads in response to FDA scrutinyJan 31, 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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Arts and crafts help seriously ill patients draw on inner strengthJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - Anne Turville knows radiation and chemotherapy killed the cancer in her daughter's ribs and lungs. But the Gahanna, Ohio, mother believes that making pottery also helped...
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Make your own baby food; it's easier than you think,Jan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - Many parents are beginning to make their own baby food in an effort to start their babies off on the right, and healthy, foot. Contrary to popular belief, making your ow...
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'Spitting up' isn't always harmless in infantsJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - It was off to the pediatric emergency department for the concerned woman and her little son. The mother had to find out why, for the past 48 hours, her 1-month-old was e...
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Simple device helps achieve balance to fitness routineJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - Karate instructor Paul Acklin believes balance is the key to life. "In the martial arts, we work on the whole package ... body, mind and spirit. Balance is the glue that...
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Capoeira is bound to keep you captivated and fitJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - They're captivating, those ubiquitous, action-packed capoeira videos circulating on YouTube. But they hardly do the activity justice. So fluid is the movement among part...
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Top cosmetic treatments for aging skinJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - No one likes looking older...which is why we spend billions of dollars every year on over-the-counter products, prescription creams and fillers, and, most drastically, c...
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TB cases trigger tighter screening at Kane County sheltersJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Homeless shelters in Kane and DuPage counties are being urged to aggressively screen new clients for tuberculosis after two active cases were confirmed at Hesed House in...
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Can you get hospital-level care at home?Jan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Hospitals are going out of their way these days to make patients feel like they're at home. Here's a logical extension of these efforts: offering hospital-level care at ...