Articles filed under Health
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Smoking linked to teen alcohol, drug useOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Teenagers who smoke are five times more likely to drink and 13 times more likely to use marijuana than those who are not smokers, according to a report. The report by Co...
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Honey can make life a bit sweeterOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Perhaps Winnie the Pooh knows something we don't. Honey could soon be marketed as a way to combat the effects of aging. Lynne Chepulis and Nicola Starkey of the Univers...
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Statins not required for 89-year-old womanOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I am the caretaker of my elderly mother, age 89. She is a patient of a heart specialist because she has six blockages (both carotid arteries, two with the heart a...
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Good news for the aging brainOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The aging brain is subject to a dreary litany of changes. It shrinks, Swiss cheeselike holes grow, connections between neurons become sparser, blood flow and oxygen supp...
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Prepare for gloryOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Nothing says you're in shape like fighting off an army while wearing a loin cloth and cape. The movie "300," which depicts Spartans slaughtering Persians in t...
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Health bulletinOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Broccoli sprout extract protects skin from UV rays Most people know eating broccoli is good for you, but it also can help skin cells fend off damage from harmful ul...
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Toddlers who still drink from a bottle harming their teethOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Drinking a bottle of juice between meals isn't good for baby's teeth. I was up in the bleachers watching the last few minutes of the junior high volleyball game when my ...
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Attend health workshop, raise money for shelterOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The Foundation for Wellness Professionals will present a workshop on women's health to benefit the Turning Point Women's Shelter in Woodstock. The Women's Health Worksh...
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Your healthOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Halloween horrors Don't eat the glow sticks. That sounds like common sense, but every Halloween the Illinois Poison Control Center gets calls from parents whose kids dec...
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New shingles vaccine good news for aging populationOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Ever hear of a vaccine to protect you from the effects of another vaccine? Some folks think the chicken pox vaccine your grandkids receive might raise your risk for shin...