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The 10 to 15 percent rule to keep students' spines healthy

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By Dina Bair Verified
| MSN Verified
Students may not carry textbooks these days, but back-to-school means lugging laptops, giant water bottles, and sports gear, usually in an overstuffed backpack. Dr. Nathan Lee, a Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush surgeon, says there is a formula for staying pain-free. More Coverage: WGN's Medical Watch "Backpacks are not dangerous or unsafe, especially when they are worn correctly," Lee said.
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The 10 to 15 percent rule to keep students’ spines healthy

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By Dina Bair Verified, Katharin Czink Verified
| WGN-TV (Chicago, IL) Verified
Students may not carry textbooks these days, but back-to-school means lugging laptops, giant water bottles, and sports gear, usually in an overstuffed backpack. Dr. Nathan Lee, a Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush surgeon, says there is a formula for staying pain-free. “Backpacks are not dangerous or unsafe, especially when they are worn correctly,” Lee said. Lee suggests wearing the two straps on your shoulders and tightening them up so the backpack fits close to the body.
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How blood thinners may help the brain – and more health headlines

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By Dina Bair Verified, Katharin Czink Verified
| WGN-TV (Chicago, IL) Verified
For Wednesday, Aug. 12, WGN’s Dina Bair has the latest on new medical information, including: Medications that thin the blood also slows cognitive decline. Researchers, writing in the European Heart Journal, looked at people with atrial fibrillation and Alzheimer’s disease. They were taking non vitamin K agonist oral anticoagulants like Eliquis. Previous studies have shown the blood thinners lower the risk of developing dementia.
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