Health and Fitness
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Health law clock is ticking for sickest patientsNov 06, 2013 7:44 am - PORTLAND, Ore. — With federal and state online health care marketplaces experiencing glitches a month into implementation, concern is mounting for a vulnerable group of ...
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How to reduce allergies while gardeningNov 06, 2013 5:00 am - Allergies can put a serious crimp in gardening: A runny nose, itchy eyes, or a wheezing and persistent cough can drive allergy sufferers indoors during the growing seaso...
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‘Creative, excitable’ crowds to line Naperville Marathon routeNov 05, 2013 8:00 am - Organizers of the first marathon in Naperville are envisioning the course they’ve charted from the city’s downtown through 36 subdivisions and two forest preserves to be...
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Peoria family suffers from a rare diseaseNov 04, 2013 10:00 pm - PEORIA — Molly Jackson doesn't seem that different from a typical mother in the Peoria area: she shuttles her four daughters to and fro and runs the house. The already t...
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A wrenching tale of DUI and deathNov 04, 2013 1:07 pm - Mark Sterner was just weeks away from his college graduation when a drunken-driving accident killed three of his friends and landed him in prison for three felony counts...
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Iron deficiency anemia is usually caused by loss of bloodNov 04, 2013 5:00 am - Q: I have iron deficiency anemia. What could have caused it? Also, my doctor wants me to take a daily 325 mg iron sulfate supplement. Is that dangerous? The recommended ...
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Life with a new heart: Transplant patients survive thanks to new devices, drugsNov 04, 2013 5:00 am - In 1983, when Orlando Felice was 28 years old, a summer virus caused his heart to fail. For three months, the Baltimore accountant lay teetering on the edge of death unt...
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Naperville man runs first marathon to honor his brotherNov 04, 2013 4:15 am - Even before it became the day Steve Dobes of Naperville will run his first marathon, Nov. 10 was a significant date in his family. Dobes' father, Charlie, died on that d...
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Naperville charity runners to raise funds to battle spinal cord injuriesNov 04, 2013 3:00 am - Spinal cord injuries: Naperville harity runners have a word for them
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Your health: Is the flu in your neighborhood?Nov 03, 2013 10:00 pm - Is the flu coming? The warnings have already begun: The flu season is on the horizon. If you want to know how close that horizon is to your front lawn, WebMD has a ...