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Obese Drivers at High Risk in Cars
KickingTiresA new study by the Emergency Medicine Journal finds that overweight drivers are between 20 and 80 times more likely to die in car crashes than individuals with a "normal" body mass index below 30. As if we needed more......Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Disasters and Accidents, Medical Research, Obesity, Weight
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Bill Hager gets freshman legislator honors from Cancer Society
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsState Rep. Bill Hager, R-Boca Raton, is being honored as freshman of the year in the Florida House of Representatives by the American Cancer Society. Hager was elected to the Legislature last year. He???s being recognized for his successful legislation......Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Florida Legislature, Laws, Asthma, Boca Raton
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Macho Derby pick: Ritvo-trained colt is one from the heart
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsWhen it comes to scoping out a Kentucky Derby winner, most years I spend hours studying my Daily Racing Form, scrutinizing Beyer speed figures, Tomlinson ratings, dosage indexes and all the other inscrutable handicapping tools that make horse racing as......Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Uncle Mo (racehorse), Horse and Harness Racing, Sports, Mucho Macho Man (racehorse)
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Project Runway: From the Heart
Reality CheckHappy Snomageddon, Project Runway peeps! As always, I'm Kevin Van Valkenburg, sports writer by day, Project Runway recapper in sunshine and in snow. Apologies for missing last week's show, where our beloved Ping was auf-ed. I was knocked out by......Tags: Michael Kors, Diseases and Illnesses, Dresses (clothing), Baltimore Sun, Montana
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Are More 150-Year-Olds On The Horizon?
The Hartford CourantWhen it comes to life expectancy, baby boomers sentiments might best be captured in the song lyric from Fame: "I want to live forever." Of course, we don't actually want to live forever (particularly after what we have done to these bodies), but now...Tags: Science and Technology, Medical Research, Chicago Tribune
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Jonathan Fielding, the public's MD
If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Michael Bloomberg, FBI, Vaccines, Chemical Industry
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Trice: A more holistic approach to health care for LGBT community
Keith Green knows that physicians read books and take classes on how to provide the best health care for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. But Green, chairman of the Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus, also knows that too many...
Tags: Sexual Health, Minority Groups, Health and Safety at School, Jackson Park, AIDS
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On A Trip Abroad, Finding A Bridge Back
The Hartford CourantA letter to the Irish Times Wednesday was headlined "Name for the new Liffey bridge" The body of the letter consists of "Sir — The suspension is killing me. — Yours, etc. Tom Gilsenan." Bravo, Tom. You've done your duty as an Irishman. You'...Tags: Heart Attack, Bram Stoker, Republic of Ireland, Dublin (Ireland), George Bernard Shaw
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Music lovers mourn Jimmy Damon, classic Chicago lounge singer
For roughly half a century, cabaret singer Jimmy Damon was practically ubiquitous in Chicago. Clubs, concert halls, charity events, civic gatherings, awards presentations – somehow Damon always was there, dispatching the national anthem or...
Tags: Human Interest, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Rush University Medical Center, Concerts, Bill Murray
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Does a low-fat diet increase triglycerides?
It’s easy to assume that a low-fat diet is the healthy way to go, especially since a diet low in saturated and trans fat was recommended by government agencies back in the 1980s. But in Tuesday’s Chicago Tribune story, which looked at the...
Tags: Internists, Cardiologists, Diets and Dieting, Nutrition, Low Fat Diet
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POM Wonderful pushes back against FTC
POM Wonderful, a manufacturer of pomegranate juice and supplements, is pushing back against a recent ruling that found the company violated federal law by making deceptive disease prevention and treatment claims.
Boldly asserting its right to legally...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology, Prostate Cancer, Marketing, Physical Conditions
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Indiana's tobacco control funding pitiful
It's a sad story. In 1999, the General Assembly displayed great wisdom in enacting legislation that allocated $35 million annually from Indiana's portion of the National Tobacco Settlement for a comprehensive state tobacco- prevention program. The...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Tobacco Products, Lung Cancer, Health Insurance Cost, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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