Articles filed under Health
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Your healthDec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Resolve to quit: Despite all the progress that's been made to change the perception of smoking, nearly half of all U.S. children are exposed to secondhand smoke each...
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Dercum's leaves reader with few places to turnDec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I have followed your column for a number of years and believe my problem will be a first for you. I have been diagnosed with Dercum's disease. I knew for a long ...
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Mushrooms not just good, they're good for youDec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Over the past decade, the use of mushrooms as a food as well as a dietary supplement has increased. Mushrooms contain a number of compounds that have a positive effect o...
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Drug might protect smokers from lung damage, researchers sayDec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Mice that inhaled cigarette smoke five hours daily avoided lung damage in a study by eating a chemical compound. The mice were exposed to smoke in a laboratory to study ...
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Area hospitals offer fitness centers, guidance for the new yearDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - The new year means the new you. That is what we constantly tell ourselves around this time of year. We start making a list of New Year's Resolutions that we swear to liv...
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When your laptop is a big pain in the neckDec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Sales of laptop computers passed desktops in the U.S. for the first time ever this fall, according to market-research firm IDC. That's bad news for backs, necks and shou...
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'Magical' apple affects body's metabolismDec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - It's hard to reconcile all the advice you get when young. "Look before you leap" contradicts "He who hesitates is lost." But some adages, like "An apple a day keeps the ...
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Parents need to know the signs of frostbiteDec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - The adventurous 6-year-old was properly dressed when he left the house to play out in the snow on the cold winter's day. He threw snowballs, made snowmen, constructed sn...
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Your healthDec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Hold the eggnog The average holiday weight gain is only about a pound, but over time, that adds up. The Illinois Department of Public Health offers some strategies for h...
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Pregnant or thinking about it? 10 prenatal tips to considerDec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - From conception to delivery, a fetus is at the mercy of its environment. A mother-to-be has more control over her internal chemistry than she might think, and her odds o...