Health and Fitness
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Boy born with heart outside chest dies at 13Oct 05, 2013 5:33 pm - HOBART, Ind. — A former Indiana boy who overcame the odds to survive a rare congenital defect in which he was born with his heart outside his chest has died at age 13. W...
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Apps, tech try to ease stressOct 05, 2013 8:51 am - Smartphones and tablets that enable us to stay constantly connected aren’t exactly synonymous with rest and relaxation. But a slew of new apps and online programs are tr...
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Hospital launches pediatric tech centerOct 05, 2013 8:48 am - WASHINGTON — Children’s National Medical Center in Washington and Cerner, a health care technology provider based in Kansas City, Mo., are each investing several million...
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Burlington father, son end years of hiding their dyslexiaOct 05, 2013 8:00 am - Scott Cork and his son Shawn know what it’s like to constantly hide feelings of inadequacy and shame. The Corks, who live in Burlington, struggled academically, unable ...
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Preemies' parents to host dinner to thank St. Alexius doctors, nursesOct 05, 2013 7:00 am - Vivian Prestia of Carpentersville is turning 1 next week — but her parents say it's only because dozens of “lifesavers” at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates ...
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Elk Grove joins Take-Back InitiativeOct 04, 2013 11:11 am - The Elk Grove Village Police Department encourages residents to bring their outdated or unwanted medications to the police building, 901 Wellington Ave., from 10 a.m.-2 ...
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Lake Villa school raises money, breast cancer awareness with annual walkOct 04, 2013 9:00 am - How many Palombi Middle School students does it take to create a giant human ribbon? Around 750. Seventh and eighth grade students from the Lake Villa school participate...
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Once infertile, woman gives birth after surgeryOct 04, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — A 30-year-old infertile woman gave birth after surgeons removed her ovaries and reimplanted tissue they treated in a lab, researchers report. The experimental...
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Pills made from poop cure serious gut infectionsOct 03, 2013 10:00 am - Hold your nose and don't spit out your coffee: Doctors have found a way to put healthy people's poop into pills that can cure serious gut infections — a less yucky way t...
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Study confirms risks, benefits of hormone replacementOct 03, 2013 6:00 am - The longest, most comprehensive follow-up yet of women given hormone pills during landmark government research found many health risks faded and some unexpected benefits...