Articles filed under Health
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Lattof YMCA teaches real-world climbingFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - They're everywhere these days. Daredevils scale them at amusement parks like Six Flags Great America in Gurnee. There's one standing inside almost every Dick's Sporting ...
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Challenges aplenty since last columnFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Since my last column, which ran Feb. 11, I've been an inpatient at Evanston Hospital, eaten too much food and lost about 12 pounds. Go figure! Through the portacath ne...
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Worried about your health? Try waste watchingFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Get grossed out, laugh or act like you're too refined to discuss this. Go ahead. The truth is, poop is serious stuff. If you're willing to peek into the toilet bowl once...
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Nights, weekends the worst time to suffer cardiac arrestFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - People who have a cardiac arrest in the hospital at night or on the weekend are far less likely to survive than those who suffer one during the day, U.S. researchers sai...
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Health bulletinFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. states are better prepared than in 2001 for a pandemic or biological attack but still lack trained staff and specialized facilities, according to a new federal repo...
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Will meds help build bone?Feb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Would you kindly comment on Forteo, a bone-formation medication now being prescribed by some physicians to treat osteoporosis? Thank you. A. Forteo is a synthetic f...
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Your health: Natural decongestants work wellFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Got a stuffed-up nose? If you want to avoid drying medicines, Prevention magazine suggests an herbal alternative. Try irrigating your nose with warm saline solution, usi...
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Exercise good for brain as well as bodyFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Exercise is the best way to improve brain health, says Dr. John Ratey, author of "Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain." Go one step further an...
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Think fast! Even negative thoughts at high speed can boost your moodFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Pondering your failures in life? List as many as you can in 60 seconds. Or sprint around the corner. You'll feel better, I promise. "Even if you're having negative thou...
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Hospitals trying to reduce errorsFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - It's a new way to push for patient safety: Don't pay hospitals when they commit certain errors. Medicare will start hitting hospitals where it hurts in October, and othe...