Articles filed under Health
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Meals for hungry around the world find fans here in suburbsNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - A group that delivers high-nutrient meals of rice and soy to Third World countries has found new fans for the food packets -- low-income elderly in DuPage and Kane count...
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The best way to get rid of old drugs? Mix it with used kitty litterNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - It's time to pooper-scoop your leftover medicine. Mixing cough syrup, Vicodin or Lipitor with cat litter is the new advice on getting rid of unused medications. Preferab...
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Youth health: Coping with cancerNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Coping with cancer Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men. Mortality rates are improving, but the treatments can take a toll. Side effects like u...
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Questions linger about glyconutrientsNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. Can glyconutrients help prevent or treat cancer? A. Glyconutrients are not part of our diet. In fact, the term "glyconutrient" was created by a private compan...
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Takes these lean ideas from kitchen to table this turkey dayNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - You've been eating well so far this fall, avoiding over-sized pieces of fresh apple pie ala mode and steering clear of the kids' trick-or-treat buckets. But a major diet...
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If lightning strikes, drop the PlayStationNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Chris Bergin and his brother, Ben, were jamming along to "Message in a Bottle" on the video game Guitar Hero 2 during a storm when a bright light flashed and a thundercl...
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Mixing some food and drugs can create a toxic comboNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Mix one part Red Bull with two parts vodka and what do you get? If a headache comes with the buzz, it may not be wise to add a Tylenol chaser -- especially if you're a h...
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Tiny sensor offers new medical, security usesNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - U.S. researchers have developed a magnetic sensor smaller than a grain of rice and sensitive enough to detect a fetal heart beat, offering the potential for a host of ne...
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Heart pill beats Plavix at preventing clots, but raises bleeding riskNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- A new blood thinner proved better than Plavix, one of the world's top-selling drugs, at preventing heart problems after procedures to open clogged arter...
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You are what you eat … and so are your teethNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - You brush, you floss, you see your dentist, but do you eat with your oral health in mind? "We all know excellent nutrition helps build an excellent body," says dentist P...