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‘The H Word’ makes holiday healthier with turkey Reuben
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.
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.
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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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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Learning to walk takes a baby time; don't rush process
HOUSTON, Texas – Learning to walk is a complex skill that should not be rushed, and there is usually no need for a parent to become overly alarmed if his or her infant takes longer to begin walking than other kids, says a pediatrician from Baylor College of Medicine.
New York restaurants must now show their report cards
NEW YORK — New York City’s 24,000 restaurants — from its internationally known eateries on down to its most modest pizza counters — will have to display large letter grades near their entrances indicating how clean they are under a system approved Tuesday.
Take the hint: Human body is 70 percent water
MADISON, Wis. — The human body is composed of about 70 percent water.
Hundreds hold Schaumburg health-care protest
SCHAUMBURG — The fight over health care in Washington drew several hundred people to the street outside Congresswoman Melissa Bean’s suburban Chicago district office.
Obesity dips in Chicago children, rates still high
CHICAGO — There’s a glimmer of hope in new data on obesity in Chicago kids.
Sony boss asks theater owners for healthier snacks
LAS VEGAS — The head of Sony Pictures suggested Monday that movie theaters offer healthier snacks to help fight obesity and give audiences a broader range of food choices.
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Ladies, your bras are needed
Mar 17, 2010 @ 11:09 AM
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.
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Study shows potential to freeze breast cancer
Mar 16, 2010 @ 01:20 PM
TAMPA, Fla. — Interventional radiologists have opened the door to a potential future treatment for breast cancer: image-guided, multiprobe cryotherapy.
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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.
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Obesity dips in Chicago children, rates still high
Mar 16, 2010 @ 01:55 PM
CHICAGO — There’s a glimmer of hope in new data on obesity in Chicago kids.
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Emergency physicians: Spring break fun is staying out of the ER
Mar 08, 2010 @ 03:00 PM
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.
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Lawrence wins RHS employee award
Mar 03, 2010 @ 12:00 PM
ROCKFORD — Eveline Lawrence, surgery records and registration coordinator at Rockford Memorial Hospital, has been named Rockford Health System’s February Employee of the Month.
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Mar 11, 2010 @ 06:15 PM
HealthyRockford.com wonders what you think Democrats should do if they don't get GOP support on health care reform.
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