Health and Fitness
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14 oddball reasons you're not dead yetSep 28, 2013 5:00 am - Life span has doubled in the United States in the past 150 years. This ridiculously wonderful change in the nature of life and death is something we tend to take for gra...
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Mom says surgery quelled autistic son’s screamsSep 27, 2013 7:31 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A mother who couldn’t find ways to quell her son’s incessant screaming said a surgery performed by a University of Wisconsin Health doctor finally helped...
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Illinois short on ‘Obamacare’ guidesSep 27, 2013 6:35 pm - Only a fraction of the expected army of outreach workers will be certified and ready Tuesday to help Illinois residents sign up for insurance under President Barack Obam...
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Learn how to go green at Fox Valley Holistic Health CelebrationSep 27, 2013 2:40 pm - Are you ready to “green” your life? Take the first steps at the fifth annual Fox Valley Holistic Health Celebration on Sunday, Sept. 29. Nearly 80 area exhibitors will ...
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Lake County Health Department offers flu shotsSep 26, 2013 10:01 pm - The Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center will begin offering flu and pneumonia vaccinations to the general public Oct. 1. The vaccine is available by ap...
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More kids protected from flu; CDC says keep it upSep 26, 2013 5:06 pm - WASHINGTON — More children than ever got vaccinated against the flu last year, and health officials urged families Thursday to do even better this time around. Far too m...
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Poll Vault: Does anyone in your family have a food allergy?Sep 26, 2013 11:00 am - Thousands of families will converge on Chicago's Lincoln Park on Saturday for a benefit walk to help raise awareness about severe food allergies. The Food Allergy Resear...
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Health department offers flu vaccine:Sep 26, 2013 10:23 am - The Lake County Health Department will begin offering flu and pneumonia vaccinations to the general public on Oct. 1. The vaccine is available by appointment only at the...
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Guinness-fueled 'holiday' troubles many in IrelandSep 26, 2013 8:00 am - DUBLIN - Ireland's love affair with pub and pint is sparking national soul-searching as never before because of an unofficial holiday dreamed up by Guinness. Thursday'...
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Saturday walk in Buffalo Grove fights diabetesSep 26, 2013 7:55 am - Team Koops, organized on behalf of Jared Kuper, 12, of Northbrook, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes four years ago, is the lead fundraising group for a walk this S...