Health and Fitness
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Your health: Exercise can boost immunityDec 24, 2012 5:00 am - To exercise or not? Exercise can be a good way to fight off illness, but don't overdo it. If you needed another reason to stay active, exercise is now receiving pro...
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Don’t take a holiday from sensible drinkingDec 24, 2012 4:03 am - ’Tis definitely the season to eat, drink and be merry. Some of us, however, take those festive guidelines a wee bit too seriously — particularly with eggnog, mulled wine...
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Study could spur wider use of prenatal gene testsDec 24, 2012 3:28 am - A new study sets the stage for wider use of gene testing in early pregnancy. Scanning the genes of a fetus reveals far more about potential health risks than current pre...
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Bartlett hosts annual blood driveDec 23, 2012 2:04 pm - The Village of Bartlett is hosting its annual blood drive from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 27, in the Heartland Blood Centers mobile coach vehicle, which will be...
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Parents struggle to control Buffalo Grove 12-year-old's violenceDec 22, 2012 10:00 pm - The goal of this 12-year-old boy's solitaire card game is to flip over a card and find some way to make it fit into the cards already stacked in orderly lines. “It's cal...
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Mentally ill say more suburban housing options neededDec 22, 2012 10:00 pm - Mental illness has taken precious things away from Amanda Guagenti. She's trying to get some of them back. The symptoms — depression, extreme anxiety, delusional thought...
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Evanston woman espouses benefits from housing programDec 22, 2012 10:00 pm - Stephanie Brown sat in her Evanston apartment, surrounded by Christmas presents she was wrapping for her grandchildren, and talked about what it was like to move out of ...
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Predicting violence isn’t easyDec 22, 2012 7:42 pm - CHICAGO — It happened after Columbine, Virginia Tech, Aurora, Colo., and now Sandy Hook: People figure there surely were signs of impending violence. But experts say pre...
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Cardio experts: Go slow when shoveling snowDec 21, 2012 4:39 pm - With the year’s first major snowfall, Northwestern Medicine cardiovascular experts are warning people to take to take it easy while shoveling. Those with known heart dis...
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Heavy price: Medicare overpaying for back bracesDec 19, 2012 10:44 am - WASHINGTON — Internet sale price for a standard back brace: $99.99. What Medicare pays for the item: $900-plus. A federal report released Wednesday offers a look at how...