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Conversion leads fertility doctor down new path
The first time Dr. Anthony Caruso saw life created in a petri dish, it brought tears to his eyes. Once one of Chicago's leading reproductive endocrinologists, he guesses that he helped more than 1,000 children come into the world. But two years ago, he...
Tags: Belief and Faith, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Family Planning, Medical Research, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Ald. JoAnn Thompson collapses at South Side fest
Tribune reporterAld. JoAnn Thompson (16th) remained in the hospital Monday morning after she collapsed at an Englewood neighborhood music festival hosted by her office on the South Side. Paramedics were called to 63rd and Peoria streets about 7:55 p.m. Sunday and took...Tags: JoAnn Thompson, Chicago Fire Department, Hospitals and Clinics
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Ald. JoAnn Thompson 'doing fine' after collapse from exhaustion
Ald. JoAnn Thompson, 16th, is “resting comfortably” and “doing fine” this morning after she collapsed due to exhaustion Sunday night, according to the alderman’s office. Thompson was enjoying music and mingling with...
Tags: Fatigue, JoAnn Thompson, Chicago Fire Department
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Wellness House presents Hot Topics in Breast Cancer: 2012
Staff reporterHOT TOPICS IN BREAST CANCER: 2012 June 29-June 30, 2012 Friday, June 29th 5:30pm-8:00pm Wellness House welcomes Geralyn Lucas, cancer survivor and author of "Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy" to kick off this year's event on June 29th. Diagnosed...Tags: Hinsdale, Colleges and Universities, Cancer, Lifetime (tv network), Health
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Pets good for kids' immune systems, researchers find
Terri and Joe Sparks were thrilled to learn they were expecting twins eight years ago but worried about exposing the future newborns to germs from their menagerie of dogs and cats. Terri's obstetrician, however, told the two pet lovers what a recent...
Tags: Education, Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Medical Research, Immune System
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Danks should be ready for spring training
John Danks will have his left arm in a sling for four weeks, but manager Robin Ventura was relieved to learn his left-hander should be ready for the start of spring training in February. A team of four doctors repaired a capsular tear and removed...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Jose Quintana, Spring Training, Stephen Strasburg, Chris Sale
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The hard facts on bones and vitamin D
The best way to reduce risk for osteoporosis — a thinning and weakening of the bones — seems to be the subject of ongoing debate. This month brought a fresh round of questions after a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Fosamax (drug), Osteoporosis, Calcium, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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Graduates cooking up new ways to utilize degrees in dietetics
Dietitians were once found mainly in hospitals and health care facilities treating patients with diabetes or kidney issues. While those needs still exist, healthy eating, overcoming the obesity epidemic, quality school lunches and bio-engineered foods...
Tags: Potassium (dietary supplement), Epidemics and Plagues, Science and Technology, Baylor University , Teaching and Learning
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Preckwinkle names health board members, announces bank program
Tribune reporterCook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle continued Wednesday to put her imprint on county government by appointing new members to the board overseeing the county’s vast public health system. At the Health and Hospitals System board, Preckwinkle...Tags: Corporate Officers, Business, New York City, Abbott Laboratories, Toni Preckwinkle
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Bounties, Seau's death shine spotlight on head injuries
Growing up in Sacramento, Bears linebacker Lance Briggs found inspiration from a fellow Californian who threw his No. 55 jersey around with reckless abandon the way Briggs eventually would. Imagine Briggs' thrill when he finally got the chance to have...
Tags: Jonathan Vilma, Chicago Bears, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, National Football League, Concussion
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Rose out, but it's not because of Thibodeau
As Derrick Rose lay grimacing in pain on the United Center floor for several excruciating minutes Saturday, the fans in the crowd of 21,943 who weren't hyperventilating shouted encouragement. "M-V-P! M-V-P!" the chants rang. The louder the chorus...
Tags: Miami Heat, Derrick Rose, NBA Playoffs, Philadelphia 76ers, Richard Hamilton
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Breast cancer and the HCG diet
When VJ Sleight’s breast cancer returned last year, she wondered if the unusual recurrence – 23 years after her original diagnosis -- had anything to do with the controversial hCG diet that she had repeatedly followed. The near-starvation...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Hampton Roads Transit, Medical Research, Human Body
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