Health and Fitness
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Veteran to speak on PTSD in commemoration of 9/11Aug 16, 2013 9:21 pm - NAMI Barrington will host USMC veteran and author, Derek Porter, for a presentation and signing of his new book “Conquering Mental Fatigues: PTSD & Hypervigilance disord...
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Schools must teach birth control in sex edAug 16, 2013 8:38 pm - Students in Illinois public schools that teach sex education will now be taught about birth control and sexually transmitted diseases — not just abstinence. Gov. Pat Qui...
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Somalia polio outbreak spreadsAug 16, 2013 5:05 pm - Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia is suffering an “explosive” outbreak of polio and now has more cases than the rest of the world combined, an official said Frid...
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Quinn OKs heroin task forceAug 16, 2013 2:10 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation today creating a task force aimed at beating back the rising use of heroin in the suburbs and throughout Illinois. The proposal, from s...
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Police stations offer prescription drug disposalAug 16, 2013 1:57 pm - The Des Plaines Police Station now has a prescription drug disposal box due to a collaborative effort by the Maine Community Youth Assistance Foundation, the Des Plaines...
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Q&A on the extreme sport of wingsuit flyingAug 16, 2013 6:00 am - GENEVA — The extreme sport of wingsuit flying that killed British stuntman Mark Sutton this week involves a special aerodynamic jumpsuit developed about a decade ago. It...
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St. Alexius discontinues Golden Circle programAug 15, 2013 6:27 pm - After 24 years of providing social and wellness services to people ages 50 and older, the St. Alexius Medical Center Golden Circle program has been discontinued. Jon Roz...
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Antioch police install pill disposal boxAug 15, 2013 6:05 pm - Antioch police have paired with drug awareness foundation Save a Star to put a pill disposal box in the lobby of the police station. Police Chief Craig Somerville said t...
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Park personnel trained to protect safety of patronsAug 15, 2013 4:50 pm - Safety doesn’t happen by accident. It happens behind the scenes on a daily basis. Keeping the public and employees safe at pools, parks, playgrounds and programs requir...
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Campbell sued over heart-healthy sodium labelAug 15, 2013 1:33 pm - NEW YORK — A new lawsuit is contesting the validity of the heart-healthy claims on some cans of Campbell’s soups. At the center of the federal lawsuit is the “Heart-Chec...