All Stories from April 8, 2013 (Change date)
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Your health: Easing arthritisApr 08, 2013 6:00 am - Arthritis prevention Looking for tips to prevent arthritis or ease the pain of flare-ups? Start off by pouring yourself a cocktail, reports The Washington Post. Acc...
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Some moms struggle with post-adoption depressionApr 08, 2013 6:00 am - In February 2008, my husband, Ari, and I brought home from South Korea our baby Jacob, whose adoption we had begun in 2006. Our first few weeks together were exhausting ...
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Heart-lung machines prove safe even in the elderlyApr 08, 2013 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — One of the scariest parts of bypass surgery — having your heart stopped and going on a heart-lung machine while doctors fix your clogged arteries — is sa...
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New method makes hip replacement easierApr 08, 2013 5:58 am - Over the past two decades, the number of Americans having total hip replacements has more than doubled, to more than 300,000 a year. Though most patients eventually walk...
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Brain scans find abnormalities in Gulf veteransApr 08, 2013 5:55 am - When she returned from the Persian Gulf War in 1991, Air Force nurse Denise Nichols experienced sudden aches, fatigue and cognitive problems, but she had no idea what wa...
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Dawn Patrol: Streamwood hit-and-run; Hawks clinch playoffsApr 08, 2013 5:35 am - Pedestrian struck in Streamwood hit-and-run crash Streamwood police are asking for anyone with information about a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian over the...
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Talk with the Editor: We're partnering with Reboot to hold pension forumApr 08, 2013 5:30 am - One of the liveliest civic conversations taking place in Illinois is the debate over public pension reform. Are public pensions sustainable? Should inflation adjustments...
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Home-schoolers get more sleep, study findsApr 08, 2013 5:24 am - A new study of a few thousand students found that home-schoolers get more sleep than students at traditional public and private schools. What are the consequences? It ma...
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CTA, Pace face learning curve on joint fare cardsApr 08, 2013 5:15 am - Ventra. Derived from the Latin word ventus or wind. It's also the new brand name for the CTA and Pace's new fare-card system. Unfortunately Ventra's introduction to Chic...
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Airship crash happened here, tooApr 08, 2013 5:00 am - I appreciated the March 31 article remembering the crash of the USS Akron airship. The article is correct in stating that the incident predates the more famous Hindenbur...