Articles filed under Health
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It's easy to create an electronic family health tree at updated siteJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - It happens all the time: Filling out that clipboard at the doctor's office, you can't remember what cancer killed Aunt Sally or when Dad had his heart attack. A good fam...
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Hibiscus tea may be perfect remedy after stressful dayJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Although flowering plants are beautiful, nature is famous for multitasking and so many of these also have potent medicinal properties. The hibiscus is one example. Medic...
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Your healthJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Contestants chosen Five people have been chosen to compete in the Daily Herald/Live Well Fittest Loser Challenge, sponsored by Push Fitness in Schaumburg. More than 100...
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Study adds to evidence of whooping cough vaccine safetyJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - A new study from Italy adds to a mountain of evidence that a mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines doesn't hurt children, offering more reassurance to pa...
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Vegetarian kids need to 'fill in the blanks' nutritionallyJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Children who want to be vegetarians need to "fill in the blanks" of their low-protein diets by eating alternatives to red meat, fish and poultry, experts say. Good examp...
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Cold weather, exercise mix with right gearJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - It's snowy. It's cold. It's windy. Who wants to exercise outside in the winter? But nasty weather doesn't mean you have to head to the gym and fight the hordes waiting f...
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Crossfit approach uses 'chaos' for effective workoutsJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Taking an exercise class can be daunting. All those glass windows with people just staring at you. The pain and embarrassment of puffing for air and sweating when everyo...
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C. diff. steals an angel: This was no ordinary illnessJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - C. diff. Few of my Mom's eight children realized what was ahead after the doctor used those words to describe a bug she had caught after being treated for what seemed li...
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Hospitals fight a drug-resistant bug that can killJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Frances Dean survived pneumonia and heart surgery. But C. diff. - now that was nasty stuff. C. diff. - short for a bacterial infection called Clostridium difficile - sap...
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Nine lessons we can learn from Oprah's weight-loss battleJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - By now, everyone knows that Oprah Winfrey is displeased with her current weight and is seeking to turn things around in 2009. Here are some practical lessons culled from...