Articles filed under Health
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How you treat headache depends on where the pain is coming from.Nov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - How you treat your headache depends on where the pain is coming from. Tension How it feels: A steady ache, pressure or tightness in a band around the head or neck. Pain...
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Blood pressure harder to control in winter monthsNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - For people with high blood pressure, the condition can prove tougher to control in the winter, researchers said. Veterans treated in the winter were less likely to see t...
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Make exercise fun for kids so they stick with it for lifeNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - The den mother was a little surprised by what she had witnessed at her boys' most recent meeting. The night's topic was health and fitness, and their leader was putting ...
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Blood type not a factor for babies who need heart transplantNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Babies waiting desperately to receive a heart transplant can receive a heart from a donor even if the blood type is incompatible -- good news for infants who might other...
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All I want for Christmas are my heart pills …Nov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Wondering what to give your aunt this Christmas? How about paying for her next trip to the chiropractor? Pittsburgh health insurer Highmark Inc. is selling a Healthcare ...
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Doctors at 'super bug' conference share latest on MRSANov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - This isn't bird flu. The antibiotic-resistant infection known as MRSA is here now, and it's already an epidemic. Over a dozen schools in the Chicago suburbs have reporte...
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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...