All Stories from April 15, 2013 (Change date)
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Few mail options for area tax procrastinatorsApr 15, 2013 6:38 am - An annual American tradition has come around again of people sending in tax returns at the last minute on the April 15 filing deadline. Procrastinators in the Chicago a...
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Topinka: Unpaid bills means wasted taxpayer moneyApr 15, 2013 6:35 am - PEORIA — Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka says the ever-long list of vendors waiting on payments from the state means taxpayers have to pay interest and their mone...
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Jump right in — it will do you goodApr 15, 2013 6:20 am - By the time you’ve reached my age, your jumping days are pretty much over. Kids jump (and always appear to have a good time doing it). We adults use step-stools and ladd...
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Sealing artery supplying hunger hormone spurs weight lossApr 15, 2013 6:15 am - MINNEAPOLIS — Sealing off an artery that supplies blood to the portion of the stomach that produces the hunger-promoting hormone ghrelin reduced appetite and triggered w...
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Pluses, minuses to having robotic surgeryApr 15, 2013 6:03 am - Robotic surgery is being done more and more often for a variety of operations. But experts say there’s a lack of strong evidence it’s better than standard surgery in mos...
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Stress management, night guard help relieve bruxismApr 15, 2013 6:00 am - Q. My wife tells me I grind my teeth at night. Could this explain why I often wake up with a headache? A. Tooth grinding and clenching are symptomatic of a condi...
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New eating habits now on the menu for contestantsApr 15, 2013 6:00 am - After just two months, the Fittest Losers' former favorites ... pizza, pasta, pastries, sugary soft drinks and all kinds of junk food ... have been tossed aside in favor...
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Abbott Laboratories recalls blood glucose metersApr 15, 2013 6:00 am - Librtyville Township-based Abbott Laboratories is recalling its FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Meters after finding that they display and store incorrect test results ...
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Doctors use brain scans to 'see,' measure painApr 15, 2013 6:00 am - In a provocative new study, scientists have reported that they were able to “see” pain on brain scans and, for the first time, measure its intensity and tell whether a d...
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Making sense of overwhelming scentsApr 15, 2013 6:00 am - When it comes to fragrances, what's aromatically awesome to one person is absolutely awful to someone else. Scents can make many of us sick. Smelly differences of opinio...