Articles filed under Health
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Pediatricians launch new site for parentsDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Parents seeking medical advice from pediatricians have a new online source. The American Academy of Pediatrics has launched a new Web site called HealthyChildren.org. Th...
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Military seeks to predict who's most vulnerable to PTSDDec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - TWENTY-NINE PALMS, Calif. - Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that fl...
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Why your child may need vitamin D supplementsDec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - It was a brisk, sunless fall day with early evening fast approaching. The topic was vitamin supplementation, and my pediatric colleague was discussing the merits of dosi...
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Chicago airports offering H1N1 vaccinesDec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Vaccine on the fly In case you missed it over Thanksgiving, Chicago airports are now offering protection against the H1N1 flu virus. O'Hare International and Midway supp...
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Wheaton woman's health troubles documented on 'Mystery Diagnosis'Dec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Cindy Webber wasn't concerned when she noticed a recurring nasty purple bruise on her thigh. Her doctor told her to stop jogging. The Wheaton kindergarten teacher also w...
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Hospitals faster at treating heart-attack patientsDec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Hospitals are giving faster care to lots more heart attack patients, a speed-up sure to be saving lives. More than three-quarters of people suffering major heart attacks...
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State establishes H1N1 Flu hotlineDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Flu hotline: Illinois opened a flu hotline Thursday to answer medical questions about the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu. Doctors and nurses staffed by the Illinois...
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Northwest Community Hospital turns 50Dec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - After a year filled with celebrations, officials at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights culminated their events with the unveiling of a history book docume...
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NWCH 50th anniversary book releasedDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Fifty years to the day that Northwest Community Hospital opened in Arlington Heights, a new book celebrating its half-century made its debut Wednesday. Author Candace O'...
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New stem cell lines approved for tax-paid researchDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Scientists can start using taxpayer dollars to do research with 13 batches of embryonic stem cells and the government says dozens more cell lines should be...