Health and Fitness
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3-D imaging for breast cancer screening moving toward standard of careOct 21, 2018 7:30 am - It is commonly known that by the age of 40, it is time for women to begin annual mammograms, which are low-dose X-rays that allow doctors to look for change in breast ti...
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Help kids manage their holiday expectationsOct 21, 2018 7:20 am - The holiday season seems to start earlier every year. By the time Thanksgiving arrives, many kids will have worked themselves into a frenzy that often is followed by dis...
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Limiting your sugar intake has a variety of benefitsOct 21, 2018 7:00 am - How can something so sweet be so bad for you? Sugar is everywhere in today's foods. Take a look at any processed food and most will have some form of added sugar - be it...
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Drugmakers may have to disclose prices of medicine in television ads
Oct 21, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The nation's top health official proposed on Monday that pharmaceutical companies be required to include the list price of medicines in television advertise...
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Research shows saunas can be good for your health
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Your autumn health care checklist: Top 5 to-dosOct 20, 2018 7:30 am - Autumn is here. 'Tis the season to not only anticipate the holidays and brace for winter, but to handle some essential annual health care activities. They're too impor...
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Pregnant women shouldn't smoke cannabis to ease morning sicknessOct 20, 2018 7:30 am - Q: I read that more women are using marijuana for morning sickness. This doesn't seem like a good idea, but for women with severe morning sickness, might it be an option...
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Imagination can help you cope with griefOct 20, 2018 7:00 am - Imagination is a curious thing. It's not quite the same as memory. There is more fantasy in imagination and a little self-trickery. In the first year after my husband B...
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What a teal pumpkin on the porch means for trick-or-treaters with allergiesOct 19, 2018 1:00 am - Halloween is supposed to be a time for kids (and grown-ups) to wear costumes and load up on candy. Snickers, M&M's, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, 3 Musketeers - the list g...
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Work out with puppies at Advocate Good Shepherd fitness centerOct 19, 2018 1:00 am - Rescue Warriors and Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Health and Fitness Center near Lake Barrington will present Puppies, Planks and More on Sunday, Oct. 21. Set from 11 ...