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For the first time in history, the next generation of Americans will not live as long or longer than their parents due to complications from obesity.

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Loyola University Health System physicians Mary Pat FitzGerald, MD, Kimberly Kenton, MD, and Elizabeth Mueller, MD, recently traveled to New York City to film an in-studio interview for “The Dr. Oz Show” to raise awareness about a common but little-known condition that troubles women. This condition, called pelvic-organ prolapse, occurs when organs in the pelvis fall and cause the vaginal wall to protrude outside of the body.

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Loyola University Health System expert gives tips on how to keep customers and employees safe during the slippery winter season.

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Loyola to co-host a free smoking-cessation clinic at the Maywood Public Library.

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A little-known morphine-like drug is potentially more potent, longer lasting and less likely to cause constipation than standard morphine, a study has found.

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Often, late-preterm infants are treated the same as full-term infants since they are commonly a similar size and weight. Growing research is showing that this can be detrimental to a late-preterm infant’s health and frequently results in readmission to the hospital within the first month of life.

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Dr. Robert A. Cherry, 45, a an accomplished trauma surgeon and a leader in quality and patient safety, has been named Loyola University Health System's chief medical officer and vice president of clinical effectiveness.

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Loyola chair of OB/GYN candidly and humorously discusses the medical community's race for the first baby of the new year and defines the terms and ways to win.

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Exercise and B vitamins can help cure a hangover, but coffee won't help.

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New Year's Eve can be bad for your health.The health hazards of too much revelry include drunk walking, fattening holiday drinks and the surprising ways that alcohol is bad for you.

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Loyola weight loss physician, and successful patient, offer research-based tips on what to do and what not to do to lose weight this new year's resolution period.

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Loyola University Health System researcher Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD, has been awarded a four-year, $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study a protein that is critical for the normal functioning of the heart.

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A hand surgeon cautions that snowblowers can cause severe hand injuries, including loss of fingers that can require one or more surgeries and months of rehabilitation.

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Just because Santa’s belly moves like a bowl full of jelly doesn’t mean yours has to this holiday season. Staying on track with your fitness program, even while traveling, will give you extra energy and start you out right for a healthful new year.

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Fifteen Loyola physicians have been named to Chicago magazine's January list of “Chicago's Top Doctors for Women.”

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Eighty percent of trauma transfers exceed two-hour limit; but seriously injured are moved faster.

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Loyola University Health System experts give tips for shoveling season.

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Tips to identify depression in those around you this holiday season

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The fresh tree, dust covered stored boxes, poinsettias, room fresheners, scented pinecones, blasting heat and more make the holidays the "sneezin' season" for many.

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Clever, humorous yet pertinent tips from a psychologist who specializes in weight loss.

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Annual holiday visits to elderly relatives often reveals medical conditions that prompt emergency room visits.

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Many health-compromised individuals cannot use traditional gifts such as perfume, candy and sweaters BUT clever gifts such as The Grabber retriever tool, pill cutters and counters and "tricked out" wheelchairs show you care.

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Some of the most popular holiday drinks are loaded with calories. But Loyola University Health System registered dietitian Brooke Schantz says there are simple ways to limit the damage.

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Loyola University Hospital's mortality rate from heart-bypass surgery is 74 percent lower than the mortality rate at peer hospitals, according to Thomson Reuters Cardiovascular Benchmarks Report.

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A review article about the immune system and aging, written by Loyola University Health System researcher Elizabeth J. Kovacs, PhD, and colleagues, has been named one of the Top 10 most-cited articles in the journal Experimental Gerontology for the period 2008-2010.

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Loyola University Health System is enabling patients to use an iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to view their medical records, communicate with their doctors and make appointments online.

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Loyola physician, grief counselor give tips on recognizing, overcoming depression during the holidays.

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Loyola physician warns of the perils of drunken walking.

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Seasonal music therapy lifts spirts, aids in healing at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, a community hospital part of Loyola University Health System.

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A study of how medical students evaluate their professors is illustrating the critical importance of making a good first impression.

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Loyola University Health System cancer patient continues to give after receiving life-saving bone marrow transplant from brother.

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Surgery to remove tumors under the brain known as acoustic neuromas produces favorable outcomes in the "vast majority" of patients, according to one of the largest studies of its kind.

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A new technique that jumpstarts the growth of nerve fibers could reverse much of the damage caused by strokes, researchers report in the journal Stroke.

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Some gifts contain dangerous lead, magnets; could pose choking, injury hazard.

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Nurses earn certifications, publish and present.

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Loyola University Hospital's mortality rate from heart-bypass surgery is 74 percent lower than the mortality rate at peer hospitals, according to Thomson Reuters Cardiovascular Benchmarks Report.

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Loyola University Health System Pediatrician Gives Tips on Traveling with Nut-Allergic Children

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Loyola trauma, burn surgeon gives tips to safely prepare holiday bird using popular outdoor cooking method.

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Used clothes and furniture are potential “hot beds” for the blood-sucking pests

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Taking time off from certain osteoporosis drugs may be beneficial to bone health, according to a study conducted at Loyola University Health System. Researchers found that bone density remained stable for three years in patients who took a drug holiday from bisphosphonates, a popular class of osteoporosis drugs that can cause fractures in the thigh bones and tissue decay in the jaw bone.

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Five tips to quit smoking and innovative hospital offers free one month fitness membership for every pack of cigarettes from employees.

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Strokes, seizures and other neurological complications related to heart surgery account for "considerable morbidity and mortality," Loyola University Health System neurologists report.

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Binge-drinking teenagers may be putting themselves at higher risk in adulthood for mood disorders such as anxiety and depression.

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Gottlieb Memorial Hospital receives $6.5 million pledge during annual formal fundraiser to benefit hospital and campus cancer center.

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Loyola allergist who does official allergy count for the midwest reveals samples of Chicago air pollution.

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Paula Hindle, MSN, MBA, RN, has been named the Joan L. Shaver Illinois Outstanding Nurse Leader. Hindle is the vice president of health-care services and the chief nurse executive at Loyola University Health System (LUHS). She will receive this award at the 13th Annual Power of Nursing Leadership Event on Friday, Nov. 19, at the Hilton Hotel in Chicago.

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A new stent device now under study potentially could increase the percentage of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms who could be treated with a catheter instead of a scalpel.

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Besides damaging the liver, alcohol also can weaken the immune system, slow healing, impair bone formation, increase the risk of HIV transmission and hinder recovery from burns, trauma, bleeding and surgery.

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The clot-busting drug rt-PA remains the most beneficial proven emergency treatment for strokes caused by blood clots, according to an editorial in the November issue of Archives of Neurology.

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Donors can drop off gently used coats, hats and gloves at health system’s facilities in Homer Glen and Orland Park.