Health and Fitness
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Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Lake CountyJul 20, 2017 11:00 pm - Waukegan, Ill. - A mosquito pool (batch of mosquitoes) sampled on July 14 in Zion, Illinois has tested positive for West Nile virus. The mosquito pool is the first confi...
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Prospect Heights Library to host LifeSource blood drive Aug. 26Jul 20, 2017 11:00 pm - Stop by LifeSource's "Give a Pint, Get a Pint" blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Prospect Heights Public Library, 12 N. Elm St. Anyone age 17 ...
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Hints that lifestyle changes might guard against dementia
Jul 20, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Seek a good education. Control blood pressure and diabetes. Get off the couch. There are some hints, but no proof yet, that these and other lifestyle change...
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5 questions about John McCain's brain cancer
Jul 20, 2017 1:00 am - Glioblastoma, the cancer with which Sen. John McCain has been diagnosed, is a highly lethal malignancy that killed Sen. Edward Kennedy, and Beau Biden, the son of former...
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St. Charles family establishes nursing education fund at Central DuPage, Delnor hospitalsJul 19, 2017 11:00 pm - To honor and inspire others working in the nursing profession, Patrick and Robyn Flinn of St. Charles have made a transformational philanthropic commitment to create the...
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St. Charles to host a blood driveJul 19, 2017 11:00 pm - The Heartland Blood Centers' mobile donation bus will be in front of the St. Charles Fire Station 1, 112 N. Riverside Ave., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, July 28. Every...
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Algonquin library to host blood drive WednesdayJul 19, 2017 11:00 pm - The Algonquin Area Public Library District will host a blood drive at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, at the Harnish Main Library, 2600 Harnish Drive, west of Randall Road. ...
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Molex celebrates third year as Chicago Marathon sponsorJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - LISLE - Electronics manufacturer Molex announces its third year as an official 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon sponsor. This year, Molex is partnering Koch Indust...
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Fit America Fest returns to Hoffman Estates this weekendJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - The Fit America Fest celebration returns to Hoffman Estates this weekend for the eighth year. Sponsored by Amita Health, the village and the Hoffman Estates Park Distric...
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Kids can win a free bike, helmet at Children's Health & Safety FairJul 18, 2017 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, July 26, take your kids to the Children's Health & Safety Fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14 in Crystal Lake. Kids will not ...