Articles filed under Health
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New wig boutique offers cancer patients renewed look on lifeJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - After losing her hair from chemotherapy, Mary Rafatcz resorted to wearing a hat to cover her head. She couldn't afford the several hundred dollars a wig can cost. But wh...
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Authorities debate tougher cancer warning on tanning bedsJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Just as millions head to tanning beds to prepare for spring break, the Food and Drug Administration will be debating how to toughen warnings that those sunlamps pose a c...
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Schaumburg rally aimed at health care reformJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Shawn Janzen's volunteer work with the Peace Corps on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent was cut short when he got a virus affecting his vocal cords. Back home in Carpe...
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Schoolmates eager to help Palatine kindergartner's plightJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - Palatine third grader Devyn Oak likes to save her money the old fashioned way, under her mattress. Over the recent holiday season alone, which included her birthday, she...
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NWCH children get more than 1,200 new booksJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights recently received 1,281 donated books for its pediatric patients, from Barnes and Noble in Arlington Heights. Every yea...
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When to worry about kids' headachesJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Q: Once or twice each week, my 7-year-old complains that her head hurts. At what point do I need to have her see a doctor, and what could be causing headaches in such a ...
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Your Health: Your vision may be getting worseJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Blurred vision It's not just you - a lot of us find our distant vision is getting blurrier. A recent study by the National Eye Institute found nearsightedness ...
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Light therapy lifts symptoms of seasonal affective disorderJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Larry Pederson grew up in the small Canadian city of Medicine Hat and "really suffered" mood-wise in the winters. But things grew even worse when he moved 400 miles nort...
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Good news on immunity: vaccines might last longer than thoughtJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Scientists are finding that the human immune system has a much longer memory for pathogens than once thought. Most recently, researchers have discovered that many people...
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What's in a cigarette? FDA to study ingredientsJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - RICHMOND, Va. -- The Food and Drug Administration is working to lift the smokescreen clouding the ingredients used in cigarettes and other tobacco products. In June, tob...