Articles filed under Health
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Allergies to milk, eggs not the same conditionsApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Are egg and milk allergies two separate concerns? A. Although milk and eggs are frequently classified together in the dairy category, the proteins in these fo...
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A breath of fresh air for childhood problemsApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Matt Walicki couldn't get a good night's sleep. Neither could his parents. Each night, the 10-year-old Buffalo Grove boy tossed and turned and kicked and woke repeatedly...
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Tattoos leaving their markApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - People have been getting tattoos for millennia, but only recently has tattooing entered the American mainstream. In a 2004 telephone survey of Americans ages 18 to 50, a...
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Aging may require change in dosageApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. After using a particular medication for a long period of time, the side effects may increase, especially in older adults. This has happened to me. How and where d...
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Your HealthApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Halt the salt If someone calls you "salt of the earth," that's a good thing. But it also shows how salt is so ingrained in our culture that we don't realize how much of...
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Belly fat bad for your brain -- and the rest of youApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The recent report that having a potbelly in your 40s roughly triples your risk of dementia in later life is just the tip of an ominous adipose iceberg. Belly fat -- the ...
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Like the environment, health care should be sustainableApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - What do saving the environment and saving health care have in common? Actually, quite a lot. Last week, I attended a medical symposium at the University of Wisconsin at ...
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In Britain, doctor-pharmacist line blursApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Twice a week, Stephen Inns sees patients with high blood pressure at his office in a medical practice in southern England. Usually, he conducts a few quick tes...
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Illness camps may have long-term benefitApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Summer camps just for kids with chronic diseases are booming -- places to learn about epilepsy or finally meet someone else with Tourette's tics or slice open a cow's he...
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Health bulletinApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The power of the peel Citrus zest is full of compounds that fight cancer. When you squeeze a lemon (or peel an orange), save the skin. Scientists at De Montfort Universi...