Articles filed under Health
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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...
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Critics: WHO slow on generics for swine fluMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- As poor countries face a possible swine flu pandemic with only enough Tamiflu to treat a tiny fraction of their populations, some experts are calling for a sim...
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More parents say no to vaccines, endangering kidsMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - More parents are opting not to have children vaccinated with all the shots health officials recommend, endangering their kids and fostering disease outbreaks, a study sa...
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Research suggests children can recover from autismMay 07, 2009 11:00 pm - A small but provocative study suggests that at least 10 percent of children with autism overcome the disorder by age 9 -- most of them after undergoing years of intensiv...
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Order wine, not beer, if you want to live longerMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Half a glass of wine a day may add five years to your life, a new study suggests. Drink beer, and you'll live only 2½ years longer. Dutch researchers followed 1,373 men ...
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New tool may better detect preemie eye diseaseMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Dr. Thomas Lee painstakingly scrapes away spiderweb-like tentacles deep inside a premature baby's eye, scar tissue that is pulling apart the infant's retina. "It's like ...
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Hijacked! How unhealthy foods take over your brainMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Food hijacked Dr. David Kessler's brain. Not apples or carrots. The scientist who once led the government's attack on addictive cigarettes can't wander through part of S...
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Your HealthMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Armed against germs It didn't take long for enterprising entrepreneurs to capitalize on the swine flu. The Germy Wormy is like a handkerchief that kids wear on their arm...