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Exercise Your Heart Video
Exercise. Does it really make a difference and how much do you need? If you want to get up and go we show you the difference a little activity will make for your health. more
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The Verdict on Vitamins Video
Mom always said take your vitamins, but how? We try to answer that question. more
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Flu-Fighting Foods Video
We are not talking about a magic bullet here ... but certain foods are magical in the way they enhance the body's ability to stay healthy and battle bugs. more
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Tamiflu Shortage Video
Tamiflu ... it works, when it's available. In some areas supply cannot keep up with demand ... forcing pharamcists to go old school. more
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ADD & Dyslexia: Inner Ear Disorder Video
Listening to the symptoms of ADD and dyslexia ... and targeting the ear to make a difference. more
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Clotting Bandages Video
Stopping blood loss. From the battlefield to trauma units and ambulances right here in Chicago, a new technology pumps up the blood's ability to clot ... and helps ease the shock of wound injuries. more
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Radon in the Basement Video
An invisible danger in your home lurking in the basement ... with the ability to take your breath away. As one father found out, the place where his children played was filled with a cancer causing gas. more
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Ultrasound for Breast Radiation Video
Yet another advancement helping women not just beat cancer but stay cancer free. Adding ultrasound to radiation for a little boost. more
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Post Marathon Pain Video
Surviving the marathon... now what? After the major test of endurance, runners can't stop now. The muscles need repair but not too much rest. more
Cover Stories
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Multitasking Video
Almost 2,000 years ago, a Roman philosopher said, "To do two things at once - is to do neither." In these days of downsizing, WGN-TV's Micah Materre had to know, is that still true? more
Chicago's Very Own
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Chicago's Very Own: Irene Eadie
She's probably one of the most humble and unselfish women you'll ever meet. For 40 years or so, Irene Eadie has been the rock of this block in Edison Park. more
Health Headlines
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Military experiment seeks clues to predict which troops might suffer post-traumatic stress Photo
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (AP) — Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse... more
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CDC: 4 people in NC test positive for Tamiflu-resistant swine flu, first such US cluster
ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a... more
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Guidelines say less frequent Paps OK to detect cervical cancer - every 2 years for under-30
WASHINGTON (AP) — First mammograms. Now — in an apparent coincidence — Pap smears. more
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Correction: Plavix story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a Nov. 17 story about drug interactions between heartburn medications and... more
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As price of child vaccines drop, millions of lives saved from preventable diseases
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Babies squirmed and wailed as needles plunged into their chubby thighs... more
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AP IMPACT: US distribution of swine flu vaccine is uneven, confusing; complaints abound Photo
ATLANTA (AP) — When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October,... more
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CDC: 4 people in NC test positive for Tamiflu-resistant swine flu, first such US cluster Video
ATLANTA (AP) — Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of... more
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Different groups sometimes come up with different advice on cancer screening
Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that... more
Dina Bair
