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It’s St. Patrick’s Day and, while tradition calls for corned beef, "The H Word" chef Mary Ann Suprenant picks smoked turkey as a healthier stand-in in this lightened version of a deli favorite.
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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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.
RECENT FLU HEADLINES
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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Illinois school overwhelmed by swine flu
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.
FLU HEADLINES
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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MADISON, Wis. — Patients who quit smoking tobacco rapidly improve their blood vessel function. That’s according to the results of the first randomized clinical trial evaluating endothelial function in smoker.
ROCKFORD — A free information session about the Centegra Health System weight-loss surgery program is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 27, at the Northern Illinois University Rockford campus, 8500 E. State St.
URBANA — A new University of Illinois study touts the benefits of soluble fiber — found in oats, apples, and nuts, for starters — saying it reduces the inflammation associated with obesity-related diseases and strengthens the immune system.
BLOOMINGTON — Workplace wellness programs aren’t just for large corporations. Mechanical Devices Co. in Bloomington and the town of Normal are among central Illinois medium-size businesses that have developed wellness programs suited to their employees and are reaping the dividends of healthier, happier workers.
ROCKFORD — It’s a matter of women helping women and turning a negative into a chance to do something positive. That’s how Dr. Landon Pryor and Randa Noble of the Rockford Rescue Mission describe a plan to collect still-good bras and distribute them to women in crisis.
TAMPA, Fla. — Interventional radiologists have opened the door to a potential future treatment for breast cancer: image-guided, multiprobe cryotherapy.
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.
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.
CHICAGO — There’s a glimmer of hope in new data on obesity in Chicago kids.
WASHINGTON — The nation’s emergency physicians are urging America’s students to stay safe during their spring break vacations by offering 10 tips to help avoid a trip to the emergency department.
ROCKFORD — Eveline Lawrence, surgery records and registration coordinator at Rockford Memorial Hospital, has been named Rockford Health System’s February Employee of the Month.
HealthyRockford.com wonders what you think Democrats should do if they don't get GOP support on health care reform.