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Burn lots of calories with winter sports
A half hour is all you need to maintain proper weight, get your blood flowing and improve health, according to the Society for Vascular Surgery, which forwarded us a list of calories burned by various winter sports from Livestrong.com. In one hour, a...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Cross Country Skiing, Surgery, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health
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Community Commentary: Plastic surgery may hide the pain inside
At what price is beauty? One of science fiction's most enduring themes involves a future world where everyone looks perfect but no one is happy. One old "Twilight Zone" episode involves a young woman refusing to select the "model" body in which she'll...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health and Medical Professionals, Science, Health and Medical Professionals
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State panel urges tighter oversight of stent procedures
The Maryland Health Care Commission sent recommendations Wednesday to the General Assembly on stepping up oversight of coronary stent placements.
They come amid accusations that three doctors were performing unnecessary procedures, but the...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics, Music, Concerts, Hospitals and Clinics
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Hoag creates two more endowed chair positions
The first endowed chairs in cardiovascular surgery and gastrointestinal cancer at Hoag Hospital were named earlier this month, according to a hospital news release. Cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Aidan Raney, named the James & Pamela Muzzy endowed chairman...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Surgery, Cancer, Health, Hospitals and Clinics
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Cosmetic surgery: Protecting the right to choose -- safely [Blowback]
Opinion L.A.The practice of medicine involves much more than simply "curing or preventing disease."... -
Bruce Jenner sports facial scar; people rudely jump to conclusions
Ministry of GossipBruce Jenner appears in public with a facial scar and people start talking plastic surgery. Reports say it may have been skin cancer.... -
Specialty dental care remains out of reach for many poor Illinois children
A smile revealing rows of healthy white teeth spreads across 8-year-old Maria McCarthy's face.
Confident and poised, the Skokie girl smiles easily. But five years ago, when she arrived as a foster child at the home of Michael and Ana McCarthy, her baby...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Government Health Care, Cook County, Chicago Tribune, Dentistry and Dental Health
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