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Obese Drivers at High Risk in Cars
KickingTiresA new study by the Emergency Medicine Journal finds that overweight drivers are between 20 and 80 times more likely to die in car crashes than individuals with a "normal" body mass index below 30. As if we needed more......Tags: Diabetes, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses
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Macho Derby pick: Ritvo-trained colt is one from the heart
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsWhen it comes to scoping out a Kentucky Derby winner, most years I spend hours studying my Daily Racing Form, scrutinizing Beyer speed figures, Tomlinson ratings, dosage indexes and all the other inscrutable handicapping tools that make horse racing as......Tags: Equestrian, Horse and Harness Racing, Mucho Macho Man (racehorse), Uncle Mo (racehorse), Diseases and Illnesses
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Bill Hager gets freshman legislator honors from Cancer Society
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsState Rep. Bill Hager, R-Boca Raton, is being honored as freshman of the year in the Florida House of Representatives by the American Cancer Society. Hager was elected to the Legislature last year. He???s being recognized for his successful legislation......Tags: Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Laws, Health, Boca Raton
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Project Runway: From the Heart
Reality CheckHappy Snomageddon, Project Runway peeps! As always, I'm Kevin Van Valkenburg, sports writer by day, Project Runway recapper in sunshine and in snow. Apologies for missing last week's show, where our beloved Ping was auf-ed. I was knocked out by......Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Holidays, Heart and Circulatory System
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Breast cancer: Angelina Jolie starts the conversation
"Mom. Do you have that gene? Do I? Have you been tested? I thought Grandma had breast cancer. Why weren't you ever tested?" The questions from my 27-year-old daughter were coming fast. Angelina Jolie published an essay in The New York Times on Tuesday,...
Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Chemotherapy, Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Mastectomy
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Are More 150-Year-Olds On The Horizon?
The Hartford CourantWhen it comes to life expectancy, baby boomers sentiments might best be captured in the song lyric from Fame: "I want to live forever." Of course, we don't actually want to live forever (particularly after what we have done to these bodies), but now...Tags: Science and Technology, Medical Research, Chicago Tribune
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Jonathan Fielding, the public's MD
If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing...
Tags: Autism, Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Insurance Cost, HIV
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Trice: A more holistic approach to health care for LGBT community
Keith Green knows that physicians read books and take classes on how to provide the best health care for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. But Green, chairman of the Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus, also knows that too many...
Tags: Minority Groups, Physical Conditions, Vaccines, Mental Health, Education
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On A Trip Abroad, Finding A Bridge Back
The Hartford CourantA letter to the Irish Times Wednesday was headlined "Name for the new Liffey bridge" The body of the letter consists of "Sir — The suspension is killing me. — Yours, etc. Tom Gilsenan." Bravo, Tom. You've done your duty as an Irishman. You'...Tags: Republic of Ireland, Dublin (Ireland), Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Bram Stoker, George Bernard Shaw
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Careful training best way to curb female dog's marking habit
My Pet WorldQ: My 12-year-old spayed dog used to piddle like the female she is. Then, about a year ago, she began to piddle far more often on walks, sometime lifting her leg like a male dog. She used to urinate maybe three or four times on walks, but now she lifts...Tags: Steve Dale, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Heart Problems
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Music lovers mourn Jimmy Damon, classic Chicago lounge singer
For roughly half a century, cabaret singer Jimmy Damon was practically ubiquitous in Chicago. Clubs, concert halls, charity events, civic gatherings, awards presentations – somehow Damon always was there, dispatching the national anthem or...
Tags: Bill Murray, Rush University Medical Center, Entertainment, Music, Human Interest
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Does a low-fat diet increase triglycerides?
It’s easy to assume that a low-fat diet is the healthy way to go, especially since a diet low in saturated and trans fat was recommended by government agencies back in the 1980s. But in Tuesday’s Chicago Tribune story, which looked at the...
Tags: Diets and Dieting, Cardiologists, Low Fat Diet, Internists, Health and Medical Professionals
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