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It's time fruit juice loses its wholesome image, some experts say
To many people, it's a health food. To others, it's simply soda in disguise.
That virtuous glass of juice is feeling the squeeze as doctors, scientists and public health authorities step up their efforts to reduce the nation's girth.
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Restaurant review: Les Nomades
Tribune criticSix years have passed since my last visit to the magical little house on East Ontario Street. In that time, Chicago's culinary landscape has changed dramatically. Once-dominant restaurants such as Le Francais and Ambria surrendered their prominence and...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Human Body, Human Interest, Trout, Onions
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Every drug has risks and information is key to avoiding them
Some drugs are so common that consumers -- at their peril -- don't think twice about them. But each drug, whether prescription or over-the-counter, poses risks. We offer a few details on five of the most-prescribed medications. Hydrocodone with...Tags: Grapefruit, Potassium (dietary supplement), Simvastatin (drug), Heart Attack, Social Issues
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Even the most common medications pose threats
Some drugs are so common that consumers -- at their peril -- don't think twice about them. But each drug, whether prescription or over-the-counter, poses risks. To highlight these risks, we offer up a few details on five of the most-prescribed...Tags: Potassium (dietary supplement), Heart Attack, Amoxicillin (drug), Diabetes, Social Issues
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High hopes for a malaria vaccine
Each year, malaria kills more than 1 million people -- 90% of them in sub-Saharan Africa and 80% of them younger than 5 -- and makes 300 million people seriously ill. Major progress in controlling the disease has been made by the widespread adoption of...Tags: Vaccines, Africa, Crime, Law and Justice, Health, Drugs and Medicines
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Defying the odds, conjoined twins in Chicago celebrate their first birthday
Defying the odds, conjoined twins born critically ill last year in University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago have reached a major milestone: their first birthday.
Doctors did not expect Kaydon and Kameron Hayes to live this long, and even had...Tags: Chicago, Health and Medical Professionals, Heart and Circulatory System, Values, University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago
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Alleged Cannibal Arrested After Police Find 'Human Stew' in Fridge
KTLA NewsMOSCOW -- A suspected cannibal is behind bars after being arrested in connection with the discovery of dismembered body parts that were scattered around Moscow. The suspect, identified as Nikolai Shadrin, was taken into custody after police found a...Tags: News Agency, Moscow (Russia), Stranger Than Fiction, Human Body, Murder
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Ready to take her first breath
Daily PressKerry Baumann Kerry Baumann, pictured here with her husband Ben in the Outer Banks this summer, needs a new pair of lungs and a liver. She was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at 6 months old. Summary: Kerry Baumann, 24, was diagnosed with cystic...Tags: Physical Therapy, Diabetes, Health and Medical Professionals, Surgery, Memphis
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Experimental drug is combating hepatitis C in chimps, researchers say
An experimental antiviral drug that works by a different mechanism than existing drugs has been shown to suppress hepatitis C in chimpanzees and is already being tested in human clinical trials, researchers reported Thursday.
The new agent is a so-called...Tags: Social Issues, Animals, Education, Crime, Law and Justice, Genes and Chromosomes
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Radiothon aims to raise money for Children's Miracle Network
edickey@aberdeennews.comBryson Fleury has a February birthday, but his mom might say he had an Easter birth. Born seven weeks premature, Bryson spent the first six weeks of his life in a Sioux Falls neonatal intensive care unit. In the NICU, doctors and nurses set the routine,...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Radio, Health, Nursing, Health Treatments
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Fungal infection results in mallard die-off near Pierre
Government personnel have been investigating a large mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) die-off located approximately 16 miles northwest of Pierre, South Dakota. A recent update by the U.S. Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) indicates...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Lakes and Ponds, Allergies, Physical Conditions, Human Body
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Benefit on Saturday
A benefit for Paul Hansen will be Saturday at the Eagles, 316 S. Second St. Activities begin at 4 p.m. with an auction, raffles, a meal and door prizes. Donations will be accepted. Mark Remily will provide entertainment beginning at 9 p.m. Hansen,...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Human Body, Human Interest, Health, Liver Disease
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