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First lady begins fight against childhood obesity
WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama launched a nationwide campaign today to fight childhood obesity, part of her effort to teach America’s children about better nutrition and exercise.
H1N1 shots begin in Rockford schools
ROCKFORD — The Carlson Elementary School students standing in line for H1N1 flu shots this morning whispered one universal question to classmates emerging from the room where the shots were administered. “Did it hurt?” The almost universal answer was a smile and “No.”
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H1N1 vaccine distributed, soon will be in Rockford schools
A steady stream of people showed up at the DuPage County Health Department to be inoculated against the H1N1 virus. Children squirmed in the arms of their parents Thursday as they arrived at the appointed hour to be inoculated. The vaccinations will be available to Rockford School District students in the next few weeks.
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Oct. 22: H1N1 vaccine coming to Rockford schools
Oct. 21: Most flu cases likely to be H1N1 variety
Oct. 20: Software helps county track flu cases
Oct. 20: County issues its first H1N1 shots
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Most flu cases likely to be H1N1 variety
ROCKFORD — The large majority of current influenza cases in Winnebago County are from the H1N1 swine flu virus and, as health officials expected, a good deal of it is in schools.
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Oct. 21: H1N1 information meeting Oct. 29
Oct. 20: Software helps county track flu cases
Oct. 20: Hospitals restricting visitors to stop H1N1
Oct. 20: USDA confirms H1N1 in Minn. pigs
Oct. 20: Feds study H1N1 shot dose for asthmatics
Oct. 20: County issues its first H1N1 shots
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Parents urged to demand funding boost for Child Nutrition Act
BOULDER, Colo. — The Child Nutrition Act, slated for reauthorization this year, serves up a rare opportunity for healthier funding of school lunches.
Officials ask insurer to justify rate hike in California
LOS ANGELES — Over the past 12 years, Josh Libresco’s health insurance premium has increased almost eight-fold for his family of four. The 54-year-old San Rafael resident is facing a 39 percent rate hike from Anthem Blue Cross on March 1 that will raise his premium from $858 to $1,192 a month. In 1998, his monthly premium was $151.
Agriculture secretary pushes school nutrition plan
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will ask Congress to improve childhood nutrition by ridding school vending machines of sugary snacks and drinks and giving school lunch and breakfast to more kids.
U.N.: Some Haitian hospitals are charging patients
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The United Nations warned Monday that it will cut off shipments of free medicine to Haitian hospitals that charge patients, saying it had learned some are levying fees for drugs.
Illinois announces Medicaid managed care pilot
CHICAGO — The state of Illinois is planning a pilot project to enroll Medicaid recipients in six counties in managed care, an effort being criticized by advocates for the developmentally disabled.
Cadaver arm saves cancer patient from amputation
SAN JOSE — Nine months ago, on a perfect spring day in central Illinois, Eric Albers was married, and the future looked good. Three days later, Albers, 25, began fighting for his life.
For women
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Go Red for Women targets heart
Feb 04, 2010 @ 12:01 PM
Heart disease may be considered a man’s problem, but interventional cardiologist Dr. Erbert Caceres says it is just as serious for women — but usually later in life.
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Wear red on Friday to support women
Feb 03, 2010 @ 08:10 AM
The Illinois Department of Public Health is marking Women’s Heart Disease Awareness Month by asking people to wear red.
For men
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Study: Y chromosome evolves faster than rest of genetic code
Jan 14, 2010 @ 11:27 AM
WASHINGTON — Women might think of men as primitive, but new research indicates that the Y chromosome, the thing that makes a man male, is evolving far faster than the rest of the human genetic code.
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University of Michigan designed ultrasound treats enlarged prostate
Jan 05, 2010 @ 11:09 AM
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Five University of Michigan inventors have lined up $11 million for a company that will make their ultrasound tool for treating prostate disease without surgery.
For kids and teens
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Three in 10 overweight teens don’t think they are
Feb 08, 2010 @ 04:30 PM
CINCINNATI — Three in ten overweight teens believe they are actually underweight or “about right,” according to a study of more than 65,000 high school students.
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First lady tackling child obesity
Feb 08, 2010 @ 03:00 PM
WASHINGTON — By now, it is abundantly clear that Michelle Obama loves french fries. The first lady talks about this “guilty pleasure” all the time, trying to ward off any notion that she is a nutrition nanny even as she cajoles Americans to eat better. Now, her conversation with the public about the nation’s health and fitness is about to get a lot more pointed.
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Rockford Memorial recognized for prostate services
Jan 19, 2010 @ 11:52 AM
ROCKFORD — Rockford Memorial Hospital has received a 2010 HealthGrades Prostatectomy Excellence Award, recognizing it as five-star rated and ranked among the top 10 percent of all U.S. hospitals for prostatectomy services, according to a national quality study released by the organization.
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Feb 04, 2010 @ 05:27 PM
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