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COMMENTARY Cancer: a journey taken together
May 1, 2009Cancer is a journey you do not want to take, yet millions of people all over the world experience that journey.
Read moreLatino community gears up for universal health care fight
May 1, 2009CHICAGO -- Thirty- five community and church leaders met in the First Spanish Congregational Church of Chicago to discuss Single Payer Universal Health Care legislation in Illinois and Congress. This was the second meeting of a...
Read moreSwine flu outbreak raises wider questions
April 30, 2009The death of a 23-month-old toddler in Texas yesterday was the first U.S. death in the swine flu outbreak that has killed 159 people in Mexico so far. It adds to the mounting worry here and...
Read morePreserving health after organ transplants
March 24, 2009Since the end of the 2008 season, Halas Hall has seen its share of new team members roaming the hallways from offensive lineman Frank Omi and free safety Josh Bullocks to returning player, Kevin Jones. I...
Read moreKids’ cough medicines don’t work, warns drugs watchdog
March 2, 2009Parents have been warned that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines do not work on children under 12 and can even cause side effects such as hallucinations.
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