Health and Fitness
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Why your child needs a flu shotSep 03, 2017 7:40 am - Last flu season, more than 100 children in the U.S. died of the flu, and thousands more were hospitalized for severe illness. More than half - 54 percent - of the child...
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Prostate cancer: Advances in screening and treatmentSep 03, 2017 7:30 am - September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer is the most common nonskin type of cancer. Approximately one in seven men in the United States wi...
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How to get more from your doctor appointmentsSep 03, 2017 7:30 am - Even the healthiest of us can get a little nervous in the doctor's office. As a result, we sometimes forget the very questions we came to ask or leave without fully unde...
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Less invasive procedures exist for enlarged prostate symptomsSep 02, 2017 7:30 am - Q: Is there any treatment besides surgery that can reliably help an older man urinate when he is experiencing difficulty due to prostate enlargement? A: This common prob...
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They offered to pay people to go to the gym. Guess what happened?
Sep 02, 2017 7:30 am - Have you ever thought, "You couldn't pay me enough to go to the gym"? You're not alone. When researchers offered new gym members $30, $60 or a gift worth about $30 for ...
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Virtual reality game gathers data for dementia researchers
Sep 02, 2017 7:00 am - Navigating an ice-walled lake or scouring a swamp for a hidden monster may sound like a fun premise for a virtual-reality video game. But there's a serious purpose behin...
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Women-focused fitness chain coming to Long GroveSep 02, 2017 1:00 am - An expanding fitness chain geared toward women plans to open in the Sunset Grove development in Long Grove. Burn Boot Camp, which recently located in Lake Zurich, will o...
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First two 2017 human cases of West Nile virus in Lake CountyAug 30, 2017 11:00 pm - Waukegan, Ill. - The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center is reporting the first two confirmed human cases of West Nile virus in Lake County for 201...
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Medicare to foot the bill for treadmill therapy for leg pain
Aug 30, 2017 11:00 pm - Three times a week, Rita Driscoll steps onto a treadmill at a Minnesota hospital under the eye of a rehab therapist. She walks until it hurts - pushing her limits, walki...
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Heartland Blood Centers answers call for Hurricane HarveyAug 29, 2017 11:00 pm - As Labor Day approaches and many donors are preparing to enjoy the last weekend of summer activities, Heartland Blood Centers is making a special plea to all healthy and...