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Overtreatment of thyroid cancer rampant: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Researchers have found troubling signs that some doctors may be too quick to treat thyroid cancer patients with radioactive iodine, while others may be too slow. The drug helps people with advanced tumors, but it is unclear if...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research, Human Body, Radiation Therapy, Education
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Younger onset Alzheimer's patients stay active
Cindy Kolick had to quit the professional theater, her passion for 30 years, after dementia symptoms made navigating the stage difficult.
At age 52, she was diagnosed with younger onset Alzheimer's disease six years ago, nearly a decade after the first...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Alzheimer's Disease, Basketball, Health, Hospitals and Clinics
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Chicagoland breast cancer information resources
Free or low-cost screening and treatment: Visit the website of the MetropolitanChicago Breast Cancer Task Force at chicagobreastcancer.org/site/epage/100577_904.htm or call 312-942-3368. In addition, free screening and treatment for the underinsured or...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Health, Breast Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics
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Downers Grove man shot on West Side
Someone shot out the back window of a car being driven by a Downers Grove man on the West Side early this morning, wounding him in the back.
Four other men, including the 18-year-old brother of the driver, were in the car but no one else was hurt,...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Health, Hospitals and Clinics
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Drug companies pay $25 million to Illinois doctors
At least three dozen doctors in Illinois received payments and perks exceeding $100,000 from drug companies between 2009 and early 2011, according to an updated database that now includes information from a dozen pharmaceutical firms.
Doctors in the...Tags: University of Florida, Ansell Limited, Research, Marketing, Travel
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Battling 4-year-old's cancer with chemo, Doritos and caring
From the beginning, the team around Kya Simpson-Freeman faced a daunting task: Stomp out a deadly tumor without crushing the spirit of a 4-year-old girl.
Just 650 cases of neuroblastoma are diagnosed nationwide each year, and Rush University Medical...Tags: Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, Apple iPad, Human Body, Biotechnology
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3 hospitals recognized for treatment of LGBT patients
Three area hospitals were recognized in a new nationwide survey for their treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients.
The Human Rights Campaign's Healthcare Equality Index 2011, released last week, cited Advocate Illinois Masonic...Tags: Death, Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology, Human Body
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Study finds risk with 2-day gap in dialysis treatment
A recent study showing an uptick in death, heart attack and hospitalization for patients undergoing dialysis after a two-day gap in treatment was no surprise to many kidney specialists in the area.
But the study, which appeared in the New England Journal...Tags: Chicago, Medical Research, Healthy Diet, National Institutes of Health, Loyola University Chicago
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Beware decorative contact lenses
For Halloween revelers, turning their eyes from blue to otherworldly with over-the-counter, decorative contact lenses may enhance holiday fun, but health experts warn these devices can lead to serious vision-threatening problems.
According to the Food...Tags: Holidays, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Ophthalmology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Halloween Contact Lenses
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Former physician charged with trading Xanax, other drugs, for sex
A Chicago physician who offered on Craigslist to trade prescription drugs was charged with handing out Xanax, Oxycontin and other drugs in exchange for sex, federal authorities said Thursday.
Joshua Baron, a pediatric neurologist, was first arrested in...Tags: Alprazolam (drug), Prosecution, Craigslist, Inc., Prescription Drugs, General Practitioners
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Myeloma Today
Staff reporterPlease join The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for a patient program on myeloma on Wednesday, November 16th from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Dr. John Maciejewski, MD, PhD from Rush University Cancer Center will cover topics thatinclude an overview of Myeloma, such as...Tags: Chicago, Diseases and Illnesses, Rush University, Celgene Corporation, Millennium Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
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Monday, July 25, 2011
5 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Greg Jarrett 5:50 a.m. Greg Jarrett will have your chance to win tickets to see Paul McCartney at Wrigley! 6:09 a.m. Los Angeles Times D.C. correspondent Lisa Mascaro gives Greg Jarrett an update on the debt ceiling negotiations. ...Tags: Arts and Culture, Real Estate Sellers, Real Estate Buyers, Archaeology, Ron Santo
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