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Heart-Healthy Rides
Just as a prudent owner cares for their car via regular maintenance, tomorrow’s vehicles will be able to care for their drivers by helping them keep track of their medical conditions. Engineers at Ford are developing a car seat that incorporates a...Tags: Health, Transportation Accidents, Medtronic Incorporated, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz
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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
May 21, 2012
Q: My school-age children have been sick with colds lately and, because of conflicting information in the news, I'm still unsure about which over-the-counter...Tags: Calcium, Vitamin D, Symptoms, Urine, Strep Throat
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Heart condition sidelines S.D. Sen. Hundstad
Sen. Jim Hundstadsaid Wednesday he probably won’t be returning for the remainder of the 2012 legislative session.
Hundstad, D-Bath, said he must be in Sioux Falls for a stress test early Friday morning at the Veterans Administration hospital....Tags: South Dakota Legislature, Democratic Party, Angiograms, Health, Heart Problems
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Teaching about HIV/AIDS in the church
When the Rev. Keron Sadler of the NAACP tried to persuade churches around the country to play a more active role in HIV/AIDS education, she drew some hostile reactions. One pastor said his congregants might think he was gay. Another said AIDS is a curse....Tags: Religion and Belief, AIDS, Health, Epidemics and Plagues, University of Maryland, College Park
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Aging out of health care?
More than 11 years ago, at age 89, Mary Cipolla, of Roselle, went through surgery for a rare type of pancreatic cancer, a "Hail Mary" procedure that removed parts of her stomach, pancreas, bile duct, gallbladder and small intestine — and saved her...Tags: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Hip Replacement, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Safety at School, Conservation
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FES BIKE: Functional Electrical Stimulation bikes are more than just a great workout
ReporterIt’s called a FES Bike, which stands for Functional Electrical Stimulation. It looks like most stationary bikes, but the FES bike helps people who’ve experienced a stroke or been diagnosed with disease like Muscular Sclerosis regain...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Stroke, Diseases and Illnesses
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WEEKLY WORKOUT: Erin & Sonya learn the benefits of resistance training and how it's different from cardio
ReportersCan resistance training replace a cardio workout? That’s the question we set out to answer with the help of one of our personal trainers. “Even though the heart rate is elevated when you’re doing strength training it’s...Tags: Injury Prevention, Health, Human Body, Injuries and Wounds
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Recipe: Marrow croutons
Jennifer McLagan has a knack for tackling topics that are, shall we say, "under-appreciated". To complete a "trilogy" of sorts, the author follows up her award-winning "Bones" and "Fat" with "Odd Bits: How to Cook the Rest of the Animal." Full-on nose-to-...Tags: Sea Salt, Salt, Garlic, Black Pepper, Foods and Beverages
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LVAD Fix
WGN NewsDetermination. This is the story of a patient who would never give up and a young doctor who saw a problem and, instead of throwing his hands up, literally developed a solution using two Frisbie-like mesh discs. He plugged a major leak in the heart....Tags: Heart Surgery, Heart Attack, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, University of Chicago
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Irregular Heart Rhythm and the Latest in Treatment
Arrhythmia, also called irregular or abnormal heart rhythm, is a disorder of the heart rate or heart rhythm, such as beating too fast (tachycardia), too slow (bradycardia), or irregularly. A common symptom of arrhythmia is fast or slow heartbeats known...Tags: Physiology, Health, Health and Safety at School, Internists, Electrophysiology
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Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery
Diseases of the heart valve are unfortunately very common and often life-threatening.
Now, advances in technology have made it possible to repair or replace heart valves through a minimally invasive approach, without the trauma of a large opening in...Tags: Health, Duke University, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Research, Medical Procedures and Tests
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