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The roots of violence
The massacres in Aurora, Colo., and at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee. The shootings outside the Empire State Building, in which an ex-employee killed his boss. Escalating gang warfare. In recent months, violence seemed to erupt everywhere. To get a...
Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Testosterone, Fort Hood Shootings (2009), Behavioral Conditions, Empire State Building
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Former professor charged with theft over false degree claim
Tribune reporterA former City Colleges of Chicago professor falsified a doctoral degree to pocket hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent pay, Cook County prosecutors said Wednesday. Carol Howley, a nursing professor at Richard J. Daley College, was indicted on...Tags: Lawyers, Hospitals and Clinics, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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Alderman hospitalized after collapsing at music fest
A Chicago alderman is in the hospital Monday morning, after she collapsed in Englewood. Ald. Joann Thompson, Ward 16, was attending a two-day music festival in her name, when she suddenly passed out, just before 8 p.m. Sunday. She’s being...
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Graduates cooking up new ways to utilize degrees in dietetics
Dietitians were once found mainly in hospitals and health care facilities treating patients with diabetes or kidney issues. While those needs still exist, healthy eating, overcoming the obesity epidemic, quality school lunches and bio-engineered foods...
Tags: Dominican University, Illinois State University, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Students, Science and Technology
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Sox's Konerko to undergo exam for his concussion Monday
Paul Konerko's recovery from a concussion will be measured by the results of a thorough Monday examination at Rush University Medical Center. If Konerko shows progress, he will resume baseball activity Tuesday with the hope he can rejoin the White Sox on...
Tags: Major League Baseball, Texas Rangers, Rogers Centre, Chicago Tribune, Robin Ventura
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The new school year
The old fall/spring semester schedule is a thing of the past at many colleges and universities, particularly those that cater to adult learners and graduate students. Some schools have as many as six terms per year, with a full catalog of courses...Tags: Politics, Nursing, Health, Medical Specialization, Colleges and Universities
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Breast cancer and the HCG diet
When VJ Sleight’s breast cancer returned last year, she wondered if the unusual recurrence – 23 years after her original diagnosis -- had anything to do with the controversial hCG diet that she had repeatedly followed.
The near-starvation...Tags: Health, Estrogen, Chicago Tribune, Breast Cancer, Hormone Replacement Therapy
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Magnetic pulses draw good reviews from doctors treating depression
When the darkness lifted in Nan Miller's mind, she realized the new therapy for her depression was finally working. Transcranial magnetic therapy, which was approved by the FDA for use with the NeuroStar TMS therapy system in 2008, has been a lifeline to...
Tags: Health, Depression, Behavioral Conditions, Psychiatry, Medical Specialization
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Dr. Howard Kaufman on aspirin and cancer
According to studies published last week in The Lancet, taking a daily dose of aspirin can reduce the risk of cancer. The new studies, led by Peter Rothwell of Britain's Oxford University, found that low-dose aspirin has a short-term benefit in...
Tags: Physical Conditions, Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Rush University Medical Center, Cancer
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Chicago Magazine names 100 Most Powerful Chicagoans
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel tops Chicago Magazine's list of the 100 Most Powerful Chicagoans.
To see more details on each person selected, visit www.chicagomag.com.
1. Rahm Emanuel, Mayor, City of Chicago
2. Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. attorney, Northern...Tags: Grant Achatz, Ted Phillips, College Sports, Vince Vaughn, Lisa Madigan
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Parolee charged with assaulting teen at knifepoint on Blue Line
Tribune reporterA South Side parolee is accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl at knifepoint on a Blue Line train late Saturday night, police said. Earl Cowen, 55, of the 700 block of South Harvard Avenue, was charged with two counts of aggravated criminal...Tags: Prosecution, Health, Sexual Assault, Prosecution, Rush University Medical Center
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