Articles filed under Health
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Your HealthMay 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Cancer camp Children age 5-12 with parents or loved ones who have cancer can share their experiences with other kids at a free camp this summer. Edward Cancer Center's C...
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More evidence linking lack of sleep to diseaseMay 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Dr. Anne Germain is biased toward sleep. As a sleep researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, she naturally focuses on the somnambulant side of the daily cycle. But sh...
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What parents can do to prevent abuseMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Investigators and experts in sex abuse prevention say the most important thing parents can do is to talk to their children so they'll feel comfortable telling if somethi...
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'Garden Party' a fun way to aid a serious causeMay 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Dealing with the death of a loved one can be overwhelming in the best of circumstances. The strain brought on by pay cuts, job loss and foreclosure can make it worse. Fo...
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Your HealthMay 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Tanning trauma Sometimes appropriately called by the slang name "coffins," tanning beds can cause deadly skin cancer. Melanoma is the most common cancer for those age 20...
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Iraq war drives advances in prosthetic limbsMay 24, 2009 11:00 pm - The horrors of war have often led to medical benefits in peacetime. The Civil War spread the use of anesthesia. World War II helped to start the antibiotics revolution. ...
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More novices find a half-marathon is the way to raise funds for a causeMay 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Swati Saxena never considered herself an athlete. But as a computer chip designer from India who lives in Glendale Heights, she wanted to give back to the poor in her ho...
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Soft drinks, energy drinks take another hit from nutritionistsMay 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Sugary soft drinks and energy drinks are taking it on the chin these days. First, two public-health experts floated the idea of a specific tax on sodas and energy drinks...
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Prosthetics giving patients more flexibility, hopeMay 24, 2009 11:00 pm - In some ways, Von Ferber and Kirk Arnold are mirror images of each other. Both are big, physically active men. Both love to ride motorcycles. And both are missing their...
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Lincolnshire student contracts H1N1 virusMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - A student at Daniel Wright Junior High School in Lincolnshire has contracted the H1N1 flu virus, commonly known as swine flu. The school will remain open, as the Centers...