Health and Fitness
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The CDC keeps warning people not to eat raw cookie dough - even though it's deliciousDec 11, 2018 12:00 am - The Christmas cookies are in the oven; the mixing bowl, which is still coated with the sugary sweet dough, is calling your name. Don't listen to it, health experts warn....
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Deadline nears for health care coverageDec 11, 2018 12:00 am - The enrollment deadline for residents to sign up for health coverage through the Affordable Care Act in the individual marketplace is Saturday, Dec. 15. People can view...
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Whole Foods is cutting food packaging with cancer-linked chemicals
Dec 11, 2018 12:00 am - Whole Foods Market, Amazon.com Inc.'s grocer that has spurned artificial flavors and antibiotic-laden meat, says it's now working to remove a cancer-linked chemical from...
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Cook County Health Offers Tips for Combatting Seasonal Affective DisorderDec 10, 2018 10:00 pm - Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a form of seasonal depression triggered by the change in seasons. Typically depression symptoms begin in fall or winter and subside ...
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It's flu season: What you need to knowDec 09, 2018 6:30 am - Are you coughing? Do you have a fever, chills, a sore throat or a headache? You might have influenza, also known as the flu. A severe respiratory illness, the flu can b...
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Energy drinks, cramming for final exams could be unhealthy mixDec 09, 2018 6:20 am - Final exams - and the ensuing all-night study sessions they cause - are looming large for many college and high school students. But reaching for energy drinks to perk ...
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Eat, drink (responsibly) and be merry this holiday seasonDec 09, 2018 6:00 am - The holidays are a great opportunity to celebrate with family and friends - but now, it has also become a time when a cup of cheer becomes too many cups. This season, c...
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Travel can be a benefit when dealing with long-term griefDec 08, 2018 6:30 am - Travel is usually a very enlightening and fun experience. With travel, you broaden your view of the world, and get "outside" yourself - whether in our own huge United St...
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How Fortnite addiction is forcing kids into video-game rehab
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A toddler needs extremely rare blood to beat cancer. The world is helping her find it.
Dec 05, 2018 12:00 am - The biopsies and blood tests completed, and Zainab Mughal's rare blood mutation explained, her parents came to grips with the sudden complication in their daughter's can...