Health and Fitness
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Report: Childhood obesity rates fell in 18 statesAug 06, 2013 11:00 am - ATLANTA — A new government report is the first evidence of a national decline in childhood obesity, health officials said Tuesday. In 18 states, there were at least slig...
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Immigrants demand transplants at Chicago hospitalAug 05, 2013 3:56 pm - Protesters demanding organ transplants for immigrants who are in the country illegally have gathered outside Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The group of about...
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Free children’s dental health event at ECCAug 05, 2013 12:17 pm - Elgin-area children younger than 6 will have access to free dental services this week as a professional group encourages families to get their kids to the dentist by the...
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McHenry County stomach bug case raises state total to fiveAug 05, 2013 11:00 am - Illinois reported one new case of a rare stomach illness Monday, this one in McHenry County, bringing the total number of cases in the state to five. Health officials i...
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Arlington Heights immunization clinic reopensAug 05, 2013 10:00 am - After being closed so far in 2013, the Arlington Heights immunization clinic will reopen later this month, in time for underinsured and uninsured children to get shots b...
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Crystals used in healing have a long historyAug 05, 2013 6:00 am - One of the most common and yet rarely discussed alternative therapies is the use of crystals and gems for healing. I have been unable to find any medical studies using c...
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Clearing away meditation mythsAug 05, 2013 6:00 am - Taking your time: One big myth of meditation: Practitioners need to devote vast amounts of time to meditation in order to benefit from it. That isn't true, said Mary Jo ...
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Your health: So that’s why mosquitoes like meAug 05, 2013 6:00 am - Bug bait Mosquito season is in full swing. A lucky few people seem immune to the bites of the pesky insects. Others can’t seem to avoid them, says The Washington Po...
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Stressed learning to let go as meditation goes mainstreamAug 05, 2013 6:00 am - When the Rev. Ron Moor began meditating 30 years ago, he did so in secret. “When I started, meditation was a dirty word,” said Moor, pastor of Spirit United Church in Mi...
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Cancers need new name, researchers argueAug 05, 2013 6:00 am - Low-risk growths in the breast, prostate and elsewhere should no longer be named cancer and screening efforts to spot them should be cut back, a panel convened by the U....