Articles filed under Health
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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...
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Brain strainNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - One in 60 older people might be walking around with benign brain tumors and don't know it. Even more may have bulging blood vessels in the head that could burst. These r...
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5 reasons to get a flu shotNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Any day now, the first cases of influenza will start trickling into local doctors' offices and hospitals. Some of these unlucky souls will suffer achy bodies, fevers and...
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Hitting the gas: 12 tips for dealing with flatulenceNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Chaucer, Mel Brooks (of course!), even Ingmar Bergman (in the opening scene of "Fanny and Alexander") have all used flatulence to get some laughs. But in excess, which o...
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Cancer brings to light life's little ironiesNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Irony is all around for those of us who live with cancer. Consider my most recent appointments at the Kellogg Cancer Center at Glenbrook Hospital. Last Monday, I had my ...