Health and Fitness
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Bacteria in brains suggests oral hygiene plays role in Alzheimer’sAug 05, 2013 5:01 am - Bacteria linked to gum disease traveled to the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease, suggesting that dental hygiene plays a role in the development of the memory-ro...
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Immediate treatment crucial with ischemic strokeAug 05, 2013 5:00 am - Q. My father recently had an ischemic stroke. He was treated with tPA and has now fully recovered. What is tPA? And how does it work? A. The most common kind of stroke i...
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Implementing medical marijuana law will take timeAug 04, 2013 11:00 am - Illinois has become the 20th state to legalize medical marijuana with some of the strictest standards in the nation. But the proposal will take many months to set into m...
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New Naperville gym for overweight exercisers onlyAug 04, 2013 8:00 am - Diane Reiter of Aurora noticed two types of people every time she started a membership at a gym — and she was neither. There were those who needed to lose only 10 or 15 ...
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Five dead after Legionnaires' outbreak at Ohio retirement centerAug 03, 2013 3:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Health officials say Ohio's largest outbreak of Legionnaires' disease has killed five people and sickened 39 others at a retirement community since July...
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Once rare stomach illness becoming more widespreadAug 03, 2013 2:06 pm - WASHINGTON — Donna Heller thought she had cancer. But multiple visits to the doctor after a month with debilitating nausea and diarrhea didn’t yield any answers. Convinc...
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Stomach bug in 2 states linked to Mexican farmAug 02, 2013 5:00 pm - WASHINGTON — An outbreak of stomach illnesses in Iowa and Nebraska has been linked to salad mix served at local Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants and supplied by ...
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Mississippi law requires cord blood from some teen momsAug 02, 2013 3:55 pm - JACKSON, Miss. — If a girl younger than 16 gives birth and won’t name the father, a new Mississippi law — likely the first of its kind in the country — says authorities ...
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Lake Villa woman hosts walk-a-thon for niece awaiting second kidney transplantAug 02, 2013 1:07 pm - A Lake Villa resident is hosting an Aug. 18 walk-a-thon in the village’s Loffredo Park to help her 34-year-old niece who is need of a kidney transplant for the second ti...
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Lombard man to walk 750 miles for Alzheimer's causeAug 02, 2013 5:30 am - On 750 miles of roads between Lombard and Atlanta, William Glass will be "the guy with the bright purple shoes," walking with a 25-pound pack on his back and his mom on ...