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Mount Prospect starts free summer walking, nutrition program
Mount Prospect's public health nurse Jill Heinking said that after discovering far too many of the Latino families she treated were struggling with obesity, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, she launched bilingual education programs targeting these...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight, Obesity, Overweight, Body Mass Index
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Study indicates fish oil protects against type-2 diabetes
A review of research suggests fish oil supplements might help protect against Type-2 Diabetes. Experts with the Harvard School of Health pooled data from 14 clinical trials. They found fish oil may increase levels of a hormone associated with...Tags: Heart Disease, Dietary Supplements, Diabetes, Fish Oil (dietary supplement), Fatty Acids
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Feet welcome multitude of fungi
Here's a scientific finding that may knock you off your feet: At least 80 types of fungi reside on a typical person's heel, along with 60 between the toes and 40 on the toenail. Altogether, the feet are home to more than 100 types of fungus, more than...Tags: Dermatologists, Viral Diseases and Infections, Science and Technology, University of Pennsylvania, Dermatology
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EPA targets Beck's Lake for possible cleanup
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed adding Beck's Lake to the National Priority List (NPL) of hazardous sites in need of further investigation for possible Superfund designation. Located at West Washington and North...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics
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Voice of the People, May. 20
Cancer research We recently heard the revelation that Angelina Jolie had undergone preventive double mastectomy in order to lessen her chance of developing breast cancer. Her DNA carries a genetic defect in the BRCA1 gene that significantly increases her...Tags: Kermit Gosnell, Science, Science and Technology, Chicago White Sox, Research
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Pointing to threat, pulling in profit
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a...Tags: DARPA, Food and Drug Administration, Michael Chertoff, Terrorism, Politics
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Spotlighting a terrorism risk, and profiting
WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he...
Tags: DARPA, Food and Drug Administration, Michael Chertoff, Terrorism, Politics
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Stand-up Comedy, Health and Medical Professionals, Teachers, Colleges and Universities
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College researchers begin to feel sequester effects
Lafayette College geologist Kira Lawrence is piecing together a model of the climate between 3 million and 5 million years ago by analyzing the chemical makeup of organic matter from the bottom of the ocean. It was a time called the Pliocene Epoch,...Tags: Lehigh University, Education, Science, Colleges and Universities, U.S. Congress
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High hospital bills go public, but will it help?
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the government is publicly revealing how much hospitals charge, and the differences are astounding: Some bill tens of thousands of dollars more than others for the same treatment, even within the same city....
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics
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Entitlements' unimpeded growth is a benefit to seniors
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Congress increasingly unable to resolve budget disputes, federal programs on automatic pilot are consuming ever larger amounts of government resources. The trend helps older Americans, who receive the bulk of Social Security...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Social Security, Science, Fiscal Cliff, Politics
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Thanksgiving weekend turns into long nightmare for Mishawaka man
South Bend TribuneLori McCune had finished her breakfast and was peeling potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner when her husband, Rick, walked into the kitchen to help. This was a ritual for the two of them, to see who could peel the most potatoes the quickest. But Rick was...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing, Music, Long Term Care
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