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Last updated 11:43 am CT September 02, 2010.

"To Your Health"

8/24/10

Your health is important to you and it’s important to us! Each weekday, News-3 Medical Reporter, Kevin Hunsperger, brings you the latest in medical news in “To Your Health.” From medical breakthroughs to stories of local doctors and patients.

If
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Autism Scanners

8/23/10

Doctors may have a faster and more effective way of diagnosing autism. It's a scanning system.

British scientists developed it. They say by using standard MRI machines, the system analyzes changes in the brain's shape and structure in the regions
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Upcoming Blood Drives

8/25/10

8/26/2010, John A Logan College East Wing, 700 Logan College Rd,
Carterville, IL, 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM

8/26/2010, Kokopelli Golf Club, 1401 Champions Drive, Marion, IL, 1:00
PM to 5:00 PM



8/27/2010, Penn Aluminum, 1117 N Second St,
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Coach Kill Cancer Fund Impacts Hundreds

8/17/10

WILLIAMSON CO.-Jerry Kill spent seven seasons on the sidelines at SIU.
Even though he's now coaching at Northern Illinois University, the coach's impact is still felt here through his cancer fund.

Kill went to SIH to establish the charity after h
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Heartland Regional Plans to Expand

8/16/10

MARION-Changes are coming to Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Within the next year, there are plans to make the hospital's ICU bigger.

"The demand is so significant, there are times we're at full capacity. What we need to do is build
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Adult Vaccines

8/03/10

SPRINGFIELD-As students get ready to head back to school, many will need to update their vaccinations.

But adults may be long over due for some shots too.

The Illinois Department of Public Health says now is a good time for adults to check thei
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Low Carb vs. Low Fat Diet

8/03/10

Researchers say you can lose as much weight on a low-carb diet as a low-fat one, and it might even be better for your heart.

Both diets improved cholesterol in a two-year study. But the people on the low carbohydrate diet got a bigger boost
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Head Lice Policies Revisited

7/27/10

Head lice have been plaguing humans since ancient times, and the bugs continue to adapt to new medicines that try to get rid of them.

The American Academy of Pediatrics discussed new developments and updated
its 2002 guidelines and for diagnosing
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New Way of Diagnosing Autism

7/22/10

LAWRENCE, Kan.(AP)-A University of Kansas professor has contributed to research that could lead to earlier screenings for
children with autism.

The university says researchers used vocal analysis technology to study the sounds young childre
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Happy Hour May Not Be So Happy

7/20/10

Happy hour may not be so happy afterward.

Researchers say a person risk for a stroke is more than twice as high the hour immediately after consuming alcohol, even after as little as one drink.

But health experts say that's no reason to put dow
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