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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine, Electroencephalography, Echinacea (dietary supplement), Anemia, Coughing
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Spring is the perfect time to taste the rainbow
Nutritionists from the University of Maryland Medical Center regularly contribute a guest post. The latest post is from Catherine Schroeder, dietetic intern. Spring showers inspire the growth of a colorful array of fruits and vegetables to decorate your...
Tags: University of Maryland Medical Center, Beta-Carotene, Vitamin Therapy, Nutrition, Dietary Supplements
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There are so many benefits to bicycle riding
Journal columnistMay is National Bike Month. Sponsored by the League of American Cyclists, National Bike Month celebrates “the unique power of the bicycle and the many reasons we ride.” The idea is to encourage cycling for commuting to work or to school. Doing...Tags: Cycling, Google Inc., Sports
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UC researchers are engineering the tobacco plant to produce bio-fuels
Once celebrated as an economic mainstay, the tobacco industry has been hard hit by health concerns, bans, lawsuits and the social stigma of cigarette smoking. Now, UC researchers are testing the plant’s potential to be genetically modified in...
Tags: Genetic Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Science and Technology, Medical Research, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Antidepressants: A help or hindrance to those facing surgery?
About 11% of Americans over age 12 take an antidepressant, making the drugs the most widely used medication in the United States. And with more than 51 million in-patient surgeries performed annually in the United States, a substantial overlap between the...
Tags: Lexapro (drug), Cardiologists, Behavioral Conditions, Medical Research, Medical Specialization
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Dietary supplement contained erectile dysfunction drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the recall of several dietary supplements that contain the undeclared drug tadalafil, which is used to treat erectile dysfunction. The products -- SexVoltz, Velextra, and Amerect -- were manufactured...
Tags: Erectile Dysfunction, Food and Drug Administration, Dietary Supplements, Drugs and Medicines, Health Treatments
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Boyle Fiscal Court discusses changes to budget
scollins@amnews.comBoyle County will increase its insurance funds in anticipation of premiums that might go up in the next fiscal year. Currently in its budget process, Boyle County Fiscal Court discussed the possible changes to its budget at a special meeting Tuesday...Tags: Symptoms, Finance, Diseases and Illnesses, Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting
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Chris Christie's weight-loss surgery: How does it work?
An estimated 220,000 Americans undergo some type of bariatric surgery each year, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has revealed that he is one of them. The high-profile Republican – who hasn’t revealed his weight but is estimated to tip the...
Tags: Weight Loss, Medical Research, Obesity, Chris Christie, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Community Announcements for May 9
Upcoming Public Government Meetings - Lincoln County Board of Education: 6:30 p.m. May 9 at the Board of Education office - Lincoln County Public Library Board: 12 p.m. May 13 at the Lincoln County Public Library - Lincoln County Fire Protection...
Tags: Relay for Life, Awards and Prizes, Radio, Politics, Republican Party
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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: Music Theater, Bill Murray, Chicago Loop, Concerts, Arthur Godfrey
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Bill would ban junk food from vending machines at state offices
Proposed legislation to remove junk food and sugar-loaded drinks from vending machines at California state office buildings and on government property is intensifying debate about when the battle against obesity becomes a gateway to "nanny state" tactics....
Tags: California Public Employees' Retirement System, Nutrition, Public Employees, Michael Bloomberg, Consumers
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Aerobic exercise as breast cancer prevention: Evidence mounts
There's a fair amount of circumstantial evidence that regular exercise reduces a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. But contradictory findings, and lingering questions as to how physical activity would work to ward off breast cancer, have clouded...
Tags: Physiology, Medical Research, Breast Cancer, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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