Health and Fitness
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Drowsy driving kills, but remains an elusive dilemmaMay 11, 2013 4:45 pm - MINEOLA, N.Y. — It probably happens to most drivers. Heading home after an overtime shift and the eyelids flutter. Up all night with a sick baby and you rest your eyes ...
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Journalism seminar focuses on 21st century veteransMay 11, 2013 8:00 am - Journalists and experts discussed how to better tell the stories of the new American veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq during a seminar Friday sponsored by the Illinois P...
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Passengers on flight exposed to measlesMay 10, 2013 8:12 pm - KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Dozens of people in Michigan and plane passengers from several states have been contacted after health officials learned they may have been exposed to...
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Bold turkey: Woman hits cop to kick smoking habitMay 10, 2013 5:32 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Think you’ve heard of every way possible to quit smoking? Etta Mae Lopez came up with a new one: slap a cop and go to jail, where smoking isn’t allo...
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U.S. spending on medicine dips in 2012May 09, 2013 7:11 pm - TRENTON, N.J. — Spending on prescription medicines in the U.S. fell for the first time in decades last year, slipping as cash-strapped consumers continued to cut back on...
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Expanding Medicaid could help 13,000 Illinois veteransMay 09, 2013 4:21 pm - More than 40,000 uninsured military veterans in Illinois could have new access to health insurance under the national health overhaul law, according to a new interactive...
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Wisconsin panel votes to prohibit bans on sugary drinksMay 09, 2013 4:20 pm - MADISON, Wis. — No Wisconsin city could prohibit the sale of large, sugary drinks as was recently done in New York City under a provision added to the state budget Thurs...
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Big ad agencies bid on Illinois health outreachMay 08, 2013 5:15 pm - Some of the largest ad agencies in the nation are competing for a multimillion dollar contract with the state of Illinois to promote a feature of the national health ove...
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Illinois Senate committee OKs medical marijuanaMay 08, 2013 5:12 pm - SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois Senate committee has approved a proposal that would allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The Senate Executive Committee voted 10-5...
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Heartland to hold blood drives around DuPage CountyMay 08, 2013 1:42 pm - Heartland Blood Centers encourages all healthy community members ages 16 and older to donate blood in May. In the United States alone, someone needs blood every two sec...