Articles filed under Health
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What a daily multivitamin does for your DNAMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Does taking a daily multivitamin result in better health and longevity? About two years ago, one of my articles described a study correlating the length of a person's DN...
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Cutting salt is just half the equation: We need more potassiumMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Potassium and sodium. In the pantheon of classic partners, they aren't quite up there with Abbott and Costello, Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, and John, George, Paul an...
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Ginger capsules ease chemotherapy nauseaMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Ginger, long used as a folk remedy for soothing tummyaches, helped tame one of the most dreaded side effects of cancer treatment - nausea from chemotherapy, the first la...
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Test may help predict whether colon cancer will recurMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - A new gene test might help predict which colon cancer patients are at higher or lower risk of having their cancer return after surgery, doctors report, but whether it is...
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Lose your job? You still can get Lipitor, Viagra, other drugs for freeMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - TRENTON, N.J. -- Pfizer Inc. says it will provide 70 of its most widely prescribed prescription drugs -- including Lipitor and Viagra -- for free to people who have lost...
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Swine flu fears evident as world's cases top 6,000May 12, 2009 11:00 pm - MEXICO CITY -- In China, mask-wearing police cordoned off more hotels Wednesday, quarantining anyone who came in contact with swine flu patients, no matter how mild thei...
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Your HealthMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Counting calories Want to cut calories? Harvard Medical School offers the following advice: First, calculate your daily caloric need by multiplying your body weight by 1...
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New bodies and a new lease on life for Fittest Loser contestantsMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Life-changing. That's how contestants in the Daily Herald's Fittest Loser Challenge described the 12-week weight loss competition. Not only did they each lose from 17 to...
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Local 'Biggest Loser' contestants say real prize is a healthier lifeMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - The last time a national television audience saw Gerald "Jerry" Hayes, the Wheaton resident was making an early exit from NBC's "The Biggest Loser." While Jerry, 64, an...
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Hoffman Estates cop sheds 42 pounds to become Fittest LoserMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - How did the Fittest Loser Challenge change Lisa Notarnicola's life? Her pants size dropped from 12 to 6. Her cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar all plummeted. S...