Articles filed under Health
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Pancreatitis needs attentionMar 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. My son, who is in his late 50s, had perfect health all his life. Now, suddenly, he has developed what his doctors call "pancreatitis." More than a year ago, he s...
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Your healthMar 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Told you, Mom You might not want your tween or teen to read this: Using cell phones and playing video games may not be as harmful to children's academic performance as w...
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Born just a few weeks early may delay developmentMar 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Babies born just a few weeks early face higher odds of developmental delays and behavior problems that show up in kindergarten, a study of nearly 160,000 children found....
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12 ways to shrink your health care footprintMar 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Our carbon footprints are calculations of the greenhouse gases we're individually responsible for. Reduce yours, and you can take some satisfaction in having done someth...
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How to treat molluscum skin rashMar 29, 2009 11:00 pm - The middle-schooler and his mom were waiting patiently behind the closed exam room door. I stood out in the hall reading the nurse's note that described the reason for t...
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Three Palatine tire shop managers become fathers togetherMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - NTB not only guarantees four new tires in an hour, now it can boast four babies in a couple of days. Three managers at the National Tire & Battery in Palatine were ready...
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Streamwood woman finally has trim shape to match 85-pound weight lossMar 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Like a lot of people, Kat England made a resolution last year to lose weight. Unlike most dieters, she succeeded beyond her wildest dreams. In nine months, the 46-year-o...
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Creeping waistline speeds path to grave, new study findsMar 22, 2009 11:00 pm - A 5-foot-9-inch man whose weight creeps up by 30 pounds to 205 may die three years earlier as a result, according to research that found even a moderate gain can drag do...
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Patients put off health care to save money - and wind up in hospitalMar 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The cardiologist told his patient he needed to clear a clogged artery. The patient said he couldn't miss work or he'd lose his job. The doctor told the patient he might ...
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Medical maggots don't speed healing of a woundMar 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Maggots are no better in healing wounds than a commonly used gel, a study suggests. Nurses placed either the worm-like creatures or a hydrogel and surgical dressing on p...