Articles filed under Health
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Is creatine both safe, legal to build muscle?Jan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Legally ripped Just because some pro athletes jeopardize their health to bulk up doesn't mean that's the only way to build muscle. While steroids are illegal a...
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Patients paying for more face time with doctorsJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Over the counter cold-and-flu remedy: $5.99. Trip to the doctor's office: $20. Extra time to bend your doctor's ear: $1,500 a year and up. Primary care physicians are in...
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Want to live 'til 90? Try these seven secrets to a long lifeJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Here are the seven secrets to a long life: Stay away from cigarettes. Keep a slender physique. Get some exercise. Eat a healthy diet and keep your cholesterol, blood pre...
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New study questions grief counseling for studentsJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - When a student dies, even the most bustling school can feel like a mausoleum. Grief professionals come in, information assemblies are held and young people are encourage...
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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 ...