Articles filed under Health
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Did Americans get any healthier over past decade?Jan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - About 10 years ago the government set some lofty health goals for the nation to reach by 2010. So how did we do? By many measures, not so hot. There are more obese Ameri...
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Founding member of Northwest Community Hospital diesJan 06, 2010 10:00 pm - A founding member of Northwest Community Hospital, who later oversaw the communitywide polio immunization in Arlington Heights, has died. Dr. John Detweiler passed away ...
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More teens abusing ADHD drugsJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - If your 13-year-old seems superhyper today, it may not just be the Frappuccino he had for lunch. More and more kids are abusing ADHD stimulant drugs, which are easy to g...
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Diners want healthy options - but don't necessarily order themJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - The psychology of real estate boils down to a very simple mantra: location, location, location; context is everything. The same seems to hold true for food, especially w...
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Groups try to keep Medicare patients from ending up back in the hospitalJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Talk about unnecessary misery: One in five Medicare patients winds up back in the hospital within a month - even worse, one in four patients with heart failure. A major ...
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Six-pack abs for less: How to cut the cost of your workoutJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Losing weight and getting in shape are common New Year's resolutions. But before you commit to a pricey gym membership that you might rarely use, try a few on for size, ...
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Transplanted pig pancreas cells offer hope for diabeticsJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - One day, type 1 diabetes patients may be able to get pancreas cells from pigs that will permanently reverse their disease. That's the promise of a study released recentl...
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Antibiotics in animals blamed for rise in drug-resistant diseases in humansJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between a jealous boar and a sow in heat. The boar gored Kremer in the knee with a razor-sharp tusk. The burly pig far...
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Hearing aids changing with the times, even going waterproof?Jan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - They're not your grandpa's hearing aids. Today's newest models range from the completely invisible - it sits deep in the ear canal for months at a time - to Bluetooth-en...
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Your health: Here's another reason to quit smokingJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - More reasons to quit Once considered weak, evidence supporting a link between long-term smoking and colorectal cancer has gotten a boost, thanks in part to a new study. ...