Health and Fitness
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Lake County Health Department receives state mental health grantJan 28, 2013 11:56 am - The state of Illinois has awarded a five-year grant of approximately $4.5 million to the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center. The grant is designed to...
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Soldier who lost 4 limbs has double-arm transplantJan 28, 2013 8:45 am - The first soldier to survive after losing all four limbs in the Iraq war has received a double-arm transplant. Brendan Marrocco had the operation on Dec. 18 at Johns Hop...
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Once common, rate of hysterecomies decliningJan 28, 2013 6:57 am - Not until after the surgery did Sandra Nauer realize how sick she’d been. “Oh, my gosh, I had no idea I was in such bad shape,” said Nauer, 44, of Galt, Calif. After yea...
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Changing flu virus spurs work on better vaccineJan 28, 2013 5:15 am - The flu shot, it might be said, is the black sheep of the vaccine family. In good years, people ignore it because they think the flu is no big deal. In bad years — like ...
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Your health: A sobering pictureJan 28, 2013 5:00 am - Mirror mirror Ever wonder about the impact all that drinking has on your looks? “Drinking Mirror,” a new smartphone app, aims to show you, according to The Washingt...
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What to do when your boss is the bullyJan 28, 2013 5:00 am - Q. My boss constantly insults me at work. It's subtle, but it's real. What can I do? A. Obviously I have no knowledge of your specific situation, but I surely have seen ...
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Researchers test brain pacemakers in fight against Alzheimer'sJan 28, 2013 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - It has the makings of a science fiction movie: Zap someone's brain with mild jolts of electricity to try to stave off the creeping memory loss of Alzheimer'...
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Women catch up to men on lung cancer risksJan 28, 2013 4:00 am - Smoke like a man, die like a man. U.S. women who smoke today have a much greater risk of dying from lung cancer than they did decades ago, partly because they are starti...
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Few Americans know obesity risks, poll findsJan 28, 2013 4:00 am - WASHINGTON — Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but what about the many other ways obesity can damage your health? Carrying too many pounds may lead to or...
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Ronald McDonald House coming to WinfieldJan 27, 2013 7:00 am - The first Ronald McDonald House in the western suburbs will open in 2015 near Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, providing a “home away from home” for families of hosp...