Articles filed under Health
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'Nothing adds up'Sep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - A few hours before she died this summer at the age of 36, Jolee Mohr lay in a Chicago hospital so swollen by internal bleeding and her failing kidneys that her husband d...
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Why won't your kid eat his veggies?Sep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Don't blame your kids the next time they say "Yuck!" to broccoli -- it might be your fault. New research suggests food fussiness is just as heritable as height and weigh...
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Hair-loss drug may stop prostate cancer, researchers reportSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - A hair-loss drug that can also prevent prostate cancer may offer a third benefit by helping doctors detect the most aggressive prostate tumors earlier, U.S. and Israeli ...
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Reducing your baby's risk of SIDSSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Babies should sleep on their backs on a firm, sheet-covered mattress to reduce the risk of SIDS. The nurse shook her head as she wheeled the newborn's bassinette back i...
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Szopa meets goal to lose 30 poundsSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - In September, Ron Szopa's scale finally hit 250. That means the 53-year-old Elgin attorney met his original goal to lose 30 pounds. "So I'm pretty pleased about that,"...
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Cancer patients finally get alternative adviceSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Acupuncture might help with pain or nausea, but herbal treatments show little benefit for lung cancer patients, new guidelines say. Every day, cancer patients walk into ...
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Fred Coombs: 'I quit trying to quit' smokingSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Fred Coombs is smoking again. Since he lapsed back into the habit in May, Coombs' cigarette habit has crept up to half a pack a day. "I hate to say it, but I quit tryin...
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Support networks key to overcoming strokeSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Mickey Clancy woke up on the morning of her 19th wedding anniversary feeling as if her entire left side had fallen asleep. That 7 o'clock wake-up call would change her l...
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Are you a chocoholic? Addiction isn't physicalSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Resistance is futile. The more we try to fight off a craving for chocolate, the more our desire for it grows, a British researcher said. But chocoholics can take heart t...
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Health bulletinSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Blood pressure rising among American kids Blood pressure levels among American children are on the rise, an alarming trend linked to climbing obesity rates that reverse...