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Archives of stories from past issues from Discover Rush Online. Click on any Health Topic to view specific stories from past issues. Stories are in order of date of appearance in Discover Rush Online. To sign up for our Discover Rush Online free monthly e-newsletter, please click here.
Autoimmune Diseases
Abdominal and Pelvic
Allergy, Asthma and Sinus
Alzheimer's Disease
Birth and Pregnancy
Blood Disorders
Cancer
- Brain
- Breast
- Cervical
- Colon
- Esophagus
- Lung
- Lymphoma and Hematologic Cancers
- Ovarian
- Skin
- Nutrition During Cancer
- Prostate
- General Cancer Topics
Caregiving
Celiac Disease
Children's Health
Colds and Flu
Diabetes
Digestive System
Dystonia
Ear, Nose and Throat
End of Life/Coping with Loss
Exercise
Eyes
Healthy Living and Health Information
Heart Health/Heart Disease
HIV/AIDS
Holiday Health
Infectous Disease Control
Kidney Health and Transplant
Knees, Bones and Joints
Lung Health
Medications
Men's Health
Nutrition and Recipes
Organ Donation
Parkinson Disease
Peripheral Artery Disease
Research: Stem Cells and SIDS
Rush Awards
Rush News
Seniors and Healthy Aging
Sleep Health
Skin
Spine, Back and Shoulders
Sports Health
Stress
Stroke, Epilepsy and Brain Health
Surgery
Weight Loss
Women's Health-General
View older issues of Discover Rush Online (indexed by issue)
February 2012 Issue
The Buzz on ... Heart Failure; An Expert Opinion - Surviving a Stroke; To Your Health - Frostbite and Hypothermia Are Serious Subzero Weather Dangers; Under the Microscope - Making Treatment More Manageable for Adults With Hemophilia A; Five Things You Should Know About ... Spinal Fusion
December 2011-January 2012 Issue
The Buzz on ... the Interventional Platform in Rush's New Hospital; An Expert Opinion: Holiday Challenges for Older Adults and Their Caregivers; To Your Health: Teaming Up to Prevent Heart Disease; Under the Microscope: Sleep-Wake Cycles, Leaky Gut and Liver Disease - Connecting the Dots; Five Things You Should Know About ... Managing Diabetes During the Holidays
November 2011 Issue
The Buzz on ... Green Initiatives at Rush's New Hospital; An Expert Opinion: Barefoot Running; To Your Health: Helping Your Body Age More Gracefully; Under the Microscope: Fighting Prostate Cancer With the Patient's Own Cells; Five Things You Should Know About ... Cervical Cancer Prevention
October 2011 Issue
The Buzz on ... Living Donor Kidney Transplant; An Expert Opinoin: Hot Topics in Health; To Your Health: A Healthier Halloween; Under the Microscope: Focusing on the Brain to Shrink Waistlines; Five Things You Should Know About ... Midlife Motherhood
September 2011 Issue
The Buzz on ... Cancer Survivorship; An Expert Opinion: Spanking Hurts; To Your Health: It Might Be Your Allergies; Under the Microscope: Medication Shows Benefit in Treating Social Withdrawal in Fragile X; Five Things You Should Know About ... Simple Ways to Improve Your Health and Well-Being
August 2011 Issue
The Buzz on ... Valve Disease; An Expert Opinion: Using the Web as a Health Resource; To Your Health: Protecting the Prostate; Under the Microscope: Sleep Research at Rush is Awake and Thriving; Five Things You Should Know About ... Osteoporosis
June-July 2011 Issue
The Buzz on ... Hematologic Cancers; An Expert Opinion: When Are Antibiotics Appropriate for Children?; To Your Health: Sneaky Ways to Exercise; Under the Microscope: Vaccine Shows Benefit in Treating Metastatic Melanoma; Five Things You Should Know About ... Sun Exposure and Protection
May 2011 Issue
The Buzz on ... Stroke Prevention; An Expert Opinion: The Truth About Erectile Dysfunction; To Your Health: Preventing and Treating Back Pain; Under the Microscope: Expanded "Life Space" Reduces Alzheimer's Disease Risk; Five Things You Should Know About ... Celiac Disease
April 2011 Issue
The Buzz on ... Hand, Wrist and Elbow Joint Replacement Surgery; An Expert Opinion - Memory Loss: Should I Be Concerned?; To Your Health: Medical Symptoms You Should Never Ignore; Under the Microscope: Mediterranean Diet Shown to Slow Rate of Cognitive Decline; Five Things You Should Know About ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
March 2011 Issue
The Buzz on ... Women's Heart Health; An Expert Opinion: Become a Label Detective; To Your Health: Colorectal Cancer - The TIme Might Be Right to Get Screened; Under the Microscope: Testing Vibration Therapy for Parkinson Disease; Five Things You Should Know About ... Lupus
February 2011 Issue
The Buzz on ... the Chicago Sports Concussion Clinic; An Expert Opinion: Turning Resolutions Into Routines; To Your Health: Increasing Intimacy; Under the Microscope: Testing a Targeted Therapy for Melanoma; Five Things You Should Know About ... Prenatal Testing
December 2010-January 2011 Issue
The Buzz on ... the Outpatient Cancer Center at Rush; An Expert Opinion: How Should We Use Health Information?; To Your Health; Why Sugar Isn't Sweet; Under the Microscope: Getting on TRAC for Better Health; Five Things You Should Know About ... Winter Health
November 2010 Issue
The Buzz On ... the Rush Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic; An Expert Opinion: Are Hand Sanitizers Actually Harmful?; To Your Health: Coping With Holiday Stress; Under the Microscope: Memory Loss Not Part of Normal Aging; Five Things You Should Know About ... Cholesterol
October 2010 Issue
The Buzz On ... the Healthy Hip Program at Rush; An Expert Opinion: Diagnosing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; To Your Health: An Eye on Protection; Under the Microscope: Of Estrogen and Aneurysms; Five Things You Should Know About ... Breast Cancer
September 2010 Issue
The Buzz On ... the Brain and Spine Tumor Clinic; An Expert Opinion: Kids and Screen Time; To Your Health: Taking Total Control; Under the Microscope: Improving Diagnosis for Fibromyalgia; Five Things You Should Know About ... Whiplash
August 2010 Issue
Pain in the Back; Now Hear This; Taking Women to Heart: Dorothy's Story; Breathe Easier; Taking the Fight to Prostate Cancer
June-July 2010 Issue
Belief in a Breakthrough: James' Story; Digital Disadvantage: When Technology Hurts; Addressing Unexpected Midlife Changes in Women; Growing Up With Scoliosis: Katie's Story; Don't Run Your Feet Into the Ground
May 2010 issue
Green Buildings Sprouting up on Rush Campus; Boost Your Brain Health; Why to Avoid Chronic Sleep Loss; Music Motivates Teens to Take Asthma Medication; Excuse Me: A Chat About Gas
April 2010 issue
A Less Invasive Technique for Staging Lung Cancer; Don't Tolerate Hemorrhoids; Can Weather Make Your Joints Ache; Keep a Lid On It; What's in Your Medicine Cabinet?
March 2010 Issue
Medical Team from Rush Helps in Haiti; Tough Guys Don't Quit: Mike's Story; Protecting Yourself From Cervical Cancer; The Hard Facts; A Realistic Approach to Getting Healthy
February 2010 Issue
Unraveling the Mystery of Osteoarthritis; Defeating the Dry Winter Air; Teaming Up with Women to Prevent Heart Disease and Diabetes; The Dark Truth About the Health Benefits of Chocolate; A Community Unites to Fight a Deadly Disease
January 2010-December 2009 Issue
Research Shows Older Adults Benefit From Volunteering; Forty-Three Specialists from Rush University Medical Center Honored as "Top Doctors" by Chicago Magazine; Rush Honored for Quality and Safety; Advancing Care for HIV/AIDS; Rush Enters the World of Social Media; Surviving Breast Cancer
November 2009 Issue
New Orthopedic Building Opens at Rush; Rush Begins Landmark International Lung Cancer Screening Trial; Can Stress Cause a Heart Attack?; Rush Again Ranked Among the Best; How Are We Doing?; Staying Active in the Winter Months; Rush Initiates New Visitor Guidelines During Flu Season
September-October 2009 Issue
Fainting May Be a Sign of Heart Trouble; Hip Exercises Target Osteoarthritis; Early Detection Difficult for Ovarian Cancer; Back in School: Kids, Lice and Tainted Food; How You Can Avoid the Flu This Fall
August 2009 Issue
Keeping an Eye on Cataracts; When Food Makes You Sick; The Connection Between Heartburn and Cancer; Program Gets Pelvic Health Under 'Total Control'; Rush Earns High Rankings Among U.S. Hospitals
June 2009 Issue
Play it Safe in the Sun; Safety on Wheels; Preventing and Treating Heart Failure; Your Aching Feet; Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center on HBO
April 2009 Issue
Sample the Latest Superfoods; How to Spot a Stroke; Sunglasses More Than a Fashion Statement; Studies Raise Questions about Prostate Cancer Tests; Device helps relieve bladder control symptoms
March 2009 Issue
Embracing the "Alternative"; Quick Treatment Crucial for Heart Attacks; Rush to Study Treatment for Brain Injuries; Keep your Kidneys Healthy; You Might Just Need that Multivitamin
February 2009 Issue
Healthy Tips for You and Your Family; Getting the Word Out on Organ Donation; Catch Colorectal Cancer Early; Educating Women on Heart Disease; No Time for Couple Time?; The Best of Both Worlds
January 2009 Issue
Start the New Year Off Right; Tips to Prevent Back Pain; Shield Your Skin from the Harsh Effects of Winter; Gene Therapy Offers Hope to Peripheral Artery Disease Patients; New Drug May Slow Progression of Alzheimer's Disease; Breathe Easy With These Smoking Cessation Tips
December 2008 Issue
Healthy Eating for the Holidays; Simple Steps: Small Things Can Have a Big Impact; The Future Is Here: Advances in Spine Surgery; High-Tech Device Helps Stroke Patients Walk Normally; No Age Limit: Eating Disorders
November 2008 Issue
Advances in Treating Parkinson's Disease; Check Your Pantry for Vegetarian Staples; Congenital Heart Defect: Matthew's Story; Healthy Hip Program: Getting Kids Back on Their Feet; Rush Outstanding in the Field of Academic Medical Centers
Summer 2008 Issue
What to Do About Overexposure; Could Enhancing Food Flavors Promote Weight Loss?; Check Your Closet: Keeping Feet in Fine Form; Protecting Against Fraud and Financial Abuse; Rush Ranked Among the Top Hospitals in America; A New Hybrid for Heart Repair
April/May 2008 Issue
Maintaining a Balance: Cardiovascular Health; Join Our Studies: Alternative Treatments for Irritable Bowel Disease; Frank Discussion About Pain Down There; Making the Mind/Body Connection; Patients Give Rush High Marks
February/March 2008 Issue
Fast Food, Healthful Food; Back in the Fast Lane: Jim's Story; Listening to Your Heart: Preventing Cardiovascular Disease; The Heritage of a Woman's Heart; Fixing Wrist Fractures Without a Cast; One-Two Punch for Advanced Breast Cancer
January 2008 Issue
Congenital and Structural Heart Disease; Advances in Lung Cancer Treatment; Getting Your Greens; Self Care for a Sore Throat; Stroke Center Gets the Gold; A Family Affair: Late Onset Alzheimer's Disease
December 2007 Issue
Staying Young, Putting on Muscle; Two Diagnoses: Epilepsy and Mood Disorders; Future Keeps Getting Brighter for "Preemies"; What to Do With the News; Help With Knee Replacement Pain; Drug Sets a New Survival Standard for Myeloma
October/November 2007 Issue
Surviving and Thriving: Nutrition During Cancer Treatment; Working with the Mind/Body Connection; Getting Back on the Playing Field After a Concussion; Living with Celiac Disease; Heavy Breathing; Time to See the Doctor: Diabetes and Erectile Dysfunction
September 2007 Issue
Getting Your Affairs in Order: Don't Wait for a Crisis; Something for Everyone's Medicine Cabinet?; Remembering Your Good Fats; Prostate Problems: What You Should Know; Treating Breast Cancer in Its Early Stages; New Treatment for Damaged Esophagus
July/August 2007 Issue
Making the Diamond Less Rough; Power Sunday: Helping Reduce Stroke Risk; Set Free: T.J.'s Story; Another Way to Determine Decline in Brain Function; High Marks for Rush
May/June 2007 Issue
Has Your Heartburn Gone on Too Long?; Getting Behind Bars; Healthy Ways to Cope with Loss; Treating Shoulder Pain; No Controversy Here: Adult Stem Cells; Quality of Life After Brain Injury
April 2007 Issue
Tipping the Scales: Unexplained Weight Loss or Gain; Lower Back Pain: When Do You Need Surgery?; The Science Behind Breakfast; A Family Affair; High Definition in the Operating Room
March 2007 Issue
Stressed-Out American Women Have No Time for Sleep; Menopause: Finding Alternatives to Hormones; Keeping a Good Head On: Sports Safety; Speeding Recovery: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Cancer; Loneliness and Alzheimer's; Overcoming Epilepsy
February 2007 Issue
Keeping Hearts Young; Recipe Makeovers: Making it Healthy, Keeping it Simple; Long Distance Heart Care; Complementing Your Cancer Care; Protecting Your Health, Enhancing Your Sleep; Zeroing in on Cancer
January 2007 Issue
Resolution Revision: Motivating Yourself to Stay Active; Preventing Diabetes; New Vaccine for Cervical Cancer; What to Know Before You Plan to Go; Study of Adult Stem Cells to Repair Damaged Hearts; Being at the Ready: Lowering the Risk of Complications and Birth Defects
December 2006 Issue
The Best Gift of All - Gift That Keeps Giving; Being Good to Your Heart: Avoiding Holiday Fat; Adding Spice to Your Workout Routine; Back to the Basics: Handwashing for Disease Control; Without Warning: Coping With Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease; Giving the Gift of Fun
November 2006 Issue
Preserving the Motion of the Spine; Staying Active in the Winter Months; Cold Hard Facts (and Misconceptions) About Winter Health; Making the Holiday Friendlier for People with Diabetes; Memory Complaints Linked to Alzheimer-Related Brain Problems; New Traditions: Taking a Healthful Approach to the Holidays
October 2006 Issue
Halloween Eye Safety; Brain Attack: What You Need to Know; Living with Lymphoma; SIDS Research Brings New Understanding; Taking Charge: Maintaining Quality of Life
September 2006 Issue
Beyond Blue: Postpartum Depression; Could It Be Celiac Disease?; Back to School: Making Food Fun; Graduating to Better Health; Advances in Stroke Treatment
July/August 2006 Issue
Suggestions for Outdoor Dining; Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults; Getting a Clearer Picture of the Heart; Rush Among the Nation's Best; It Doesnt Pay to Play in Pain; 'Senior Moments' May Be Related to Alzheimer's Disease
May/June 2006 Issue
Quality of Life and Lupus; Changing Rhythms: Health Maintenance for Women as They Age; Helping Your Kids Take Full Advantage of Summer; Gender Matters: Summer Sports; It Starts with Communication: Lowering the Risk of Teen Pregnancy; Mending a Broken Heart
April 2006 Issue
Where Has My Memory Gone?; At the Core of the Matter: Supporting the Spine; Are You a Weekend Warrior?; A Hip Alternative to Knee Replacement; Gait Problems Could be a Sign of Increased Risk for Alzheimer's; Teens Are Short Changing Themselves on Sleep
March 2006 Issue
Recognizing and Managing Allergies; Colorectal Cancer: Knowing Your Risk Can Save Your Life; Keeping Your Brain Healthy and Fit; Knee Problems Wont Slow Him Down; Preparing Hospitals for the Littlest Victims of Terrorism; Physical Activity and Successful Aging
February 2006 Issue
For Health's Sake, Eat a "Colorful" Diet; Using the Internet to Reduce Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease; New Approaches to Healing a Broken Heart; Using Alternative and Complementary Medicine Safely; Can Snoring Ruin a Marriage?; Heart Health and Togetherness
January 2006 Issue
Are You Ready?; Staying on Your Feet; Family Fitness; Treating Chronic Depression Without Drugs; Resetting the Bodys Clock; Advance for Sinus Surgery
December 2005 Issue
Etiquette for Cold and Influenza Season?; Engaging Older Adults During the Holidays; Helping Men Help Themselves; Get a Jump on Preventing Winter Sports and Cold-Related Injuries; Finding Your Balance; Preventing Dangerous Drug Interactions, Starting with a Simple Paper Bag
November 2005 Issue
Making Your Holidays Healthy and Light; Maintaining a Balance During the Holidays; Understanding Medicare; Keeping an Eye on Diabetic Retinopathy; Could It Be COPD?; Getting the Full Picture in Cancer Treatment
October 2005 Issue
Halloween Safety Tips; Avoid Super Sizing Your Family; Frequently Asked Questions About Breast Cancer; Dealing with Caregiver Guilt; Dos and Donts of Childhood Obesity; My Aching Back
September 2005 Issue
Am I at Risk?; The Subtle Signs of Ovarian Cancer; Immunization: Five Common Myths; Making Your Wishes Known; Learning to Sleep; Watch Live Webcast of Minimally Invasive Procedure to Lower Stroke Risk
August 2005 Issue
Intimacy and Aging; Breast Cancer Prevention Strategy; Making the Hospital Experience More Positive for Children; New Program Aimed at Helping Mexican-Americans with Diabetes; Not Enough Exercise May Put Women at Risk of Heart Disease; New Treatment for Brain Vascular Disorder
July 2005 Issue
Enjoying the Fruits of Summer; Tips for Injury-Free Running; Education Can Be First Step to Controlling Diabetes; Taking Time for Yourself: Screening as a Preventive Measure; Study of Gene Therapy for Peripheral Vascular Disease; Less Invasive Way to Treat Uterine Fibroids
June 2005 Issue
Summer Safety; Count Your Pitches: Saving Your Pitcher's Arm for Another Day; New Technology Easy to Swallow; Easy to Remember Tips for Summer Food Safety; New Technique for Treating Varicose Veins; A Healthy Respect for the Summer Heat; Improving Asthma Treatment Adherence Through the Magic of Music
May 2005 Issue
Research on a New Screening Method for Ovarian Cancer; Education Affects Rates of Obesity in Women; The Architecture of a Woman; Osteoporosis: What You Should Know; Preparing for Pregnancy; Aspirin Benefits Women at High Risk for Heart Attack
April 2005 Issue
Sports Safety for Kids; April Showers. Hydration; How to talk to Your Doctor; Sharing Your Life Through Organ Donation; Mild Cognitive Impairment May Indicate Underlying Disease in Older Adults; A Look Into the Future
March 2005 Issue
It Takes a Team Approach; Preventing Colorectal Cancer; A Step Approach to Improving Your Diet; Keeping Your Kidneys in Shape; People with Diabetes at Higher Risk for Alzheimer's Disease; Importance of Screening for Toxoplasmosis
February 2005 Issue
Keeping the Heart Young; Special Treatment for a Woman's Heart; Delicious, Nutritious and Good for Your Heart; New Information About the Risks of Prehypertension; The Dark Truth About the Health Benefits of Chocolate; Assisting the Heart; A Pacemaker for the Brain?
January 2005 Issue
Are New Years Resolutions Bad for You?; The Weather Outside Is Frightful; Gynecologic Health; Advances in Cataract Treatment; New Approach for Treating Major Depression; New Way to Prevent Stroke; A Pacemaker for the Brain?
December 2004 Issue
Healthy Eating Over the Holidays; Is It the Flu or Just a Cold?; How to Be a Responsible Host...and a Good Friend; Make a Childs Holiday Bright With a Safe Toy; Growing, Surgery-Free; New Gene Transfer Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease
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