Articles filed under Health
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Getting life insurance after cancer possible, but trickyJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Q: I had stage 2 breast cancer and underwent an operation, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. My treatment ended in 2007 and I haven't had evidence of cancer since. I w...
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New York ad campaign goes after soft-drink tipplersJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Are you drinking yourself fat? If you're a regular soft-drink tippler, New York health officials are out to make you think so. With the recent release of a series of a s...
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How to keep your outdoor workout going all winterJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Wind-chill factors, black ice and snow banks shouldn't signal it's couch potato season. If you're an avid runner the rest of the year, you can keep pounding the pavement...
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Your Health: Surprise! High heels aren't that bad for youJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - The safest shoe? Would you believe running shoes are harder on your joints than high heels? So say researchers in PMR, the journal of the American Academy of Phys...
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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, ...