Health and Fitness
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Lawmakers split as Senate OKs medical marijuanaMay 17, 2013 4:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn will get the final say on whether Illinoisans should be allowed to use medical marijuana to help cope with pain and other symptoms caused by...
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Check with Lake County Health Department for swimming conditionsMay 17, 2013 10:57 am - From Memorial Day to Labor Day, Lake County beachgoers can access the latest information on Lake Michigan and inland lake beach advisories and swim bans. Check the Lake ...
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Suburban doctor remembered as caring leader, excellent surgeonMay 16, 2013 5:32 pm - A portrait of Dr. Peter Pleotis still hangs in the doctors’ lounge at Northwest Community Hospital, some 14 years after he retired. The former obstetrician and gynecolog...
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Medicaid expansion debate ahead in Illinois HouseMay 16, 2013 5:18 pm - The Illinois House is gearing up to consider a key part of President Barack Obama’s health care law, an expansion of Medicaid that would provide coverage to low-income a...
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Antioch Rescue Squad eventMay 16, 2013 3:57 pm - Antioch Rescue Squad plans several activities to celebrate National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week, May 19 to 25. ARS will be at Raymond Chevrolet on Route 173 on...
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Determined Fittest Loser participant turns life aroundMay 16, 2013 12:55 pm - On a recent day off from work, I accidentally walked 12 miles. You read that right: 12 miles. Accidentally. I had some errands to run; when I returned home, the weather...
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You know the ABCs, but what about D?May 16, 2013 11:36 am - Since it’s finally starting to be warm and sunny in Chicago, I thought that this month is a good month to talk about our sunshine vitamin, vitamin D — nicknamed this bec...
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Sponsors help make Fittest Loser challenge a successMay 16, 2013 1:00 am - It took time, money and lots of community effort to make the campaign a success. In the end, each of the Daily Herald’s 2013 Fittest Loser challenge sponsors carried the...
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Fittest Loser awards ceremony attracts a crowdMay 16, 2013 1:00 am - They came. They saw. They witnessed a transformation. Roughly 400 people flocked to the Daily Herald’s 2013 Fittest Loser awards ceremony on May 1 to see how six people...
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Health law may penalize some American IndiansMay 15, 2013 4:13 pm - Some American Indians in Illinois may have to pay a fine if they’re uninsured under the nation’s health care law, even if they’re entitled to free or subsidized health c...