Articles filed under Health
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Now you can shop for a five-star nursing homeJun 17, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The U.S. has five-star rankings for restaurants and hotels. So why not five-star rankings for nursing homes? The Bush administration announced Wednesday th...
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FDA warns about fraudulent cancer treatmentsJun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on teas, supplements, creams and other products that falsely claim to cure, treat or prevent cancer even ...
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Can tiny fighters make it home?Jun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Second of two parts DALLAS - Seventeen weeks premature, our twin sons were so small, so fragile. And already they'd been through so much. Josh had had heart surgery...
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Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare notesJun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The following programs are offered by Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare. To register, call CareMatch at (630) 782-7878 or visit www.emhc.org. Help for cancer patients: The H...
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Amy kicks into high gear with just one week until the raceJun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Amy Boerema is training for the U.S. Women's Series Sprint Triathlon in Naperville. I'm feeling pretty proud of myself. I kick things up this week, really pushing m...
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High triglyceride level can signal heart diseaseJun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. My son is 38 years old. A few months ago, he went out of town to have a physical before he applied for insurance. Everything was normal except for his triglycerid...
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Twins born too soon fight for livesJun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - The first of two parts DALLAS - The speech I was holding should only have been a backup. I knew the words by heart because I'd lived them. It was the story of my tw...
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Do your heart some good with vitamin DJun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Can a daily dose of vitamin D reduce your risk of heart disease? This was the question asked by a group of researchers at Harvard School of Public Health and the departm...
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Who's the biggest loser?Jun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Jordan Glass, 21, and her mom, Nadine, weren't sure if they could muster the motivation to get out of bed and workout at 5:30 a.m. Still, the Sugar Grove women wearily j...
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Your healthJun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Bone-saving diet Counting calories can rob your bones as it shrinks your waistline. But going on a weight-loss diet doesn't have to put your bones at risk. A higher-pro...