Health and Fitness
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Americans are spending more on health care - for their pets
Nov 13, 2016 6:15 am - Pets - they're just like us! Or, at least, we Americans try mighty hard to make them so. We give them fluffy beds. We take them to work. We offer them kale treats and pu...
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5 questions to ask before choosing a health plan
Nov 13, 2016 6:00 am - It's open enrollment season, the time of year when we need to sort through confusing options and try to predict how often we'll get sick next year. Some people, especial...
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Turning back the clock takes a serious toll on your mental health
Nov 12, 2016 6:45 am - I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Daylight saving time should be a permanent, year-round phenomenon. Rather than turning back our clocks to extend our pre-ele...
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Male infertility has a variety of causesNov 12, 2016 6:30 am - Q: My wife and I have tried to get pregnant for over a year. We're going to be tested soon to see if anything is wrong. I'm worried that the problem lies with me. What a...
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HIV test on USB stick could be start of consumer revolution in disease monitoring
Nov 12, 2016 6:30 am - What if you could measure the amount of HIV in your blood as easily as you check your weight on the scale in your bathroom or take your blood pressure using a home cuff?...
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Your health: Health plans get in way of obesity careNov 12, 2016 6:30 am - Health plans get in way of obesity care New research in two separate studies presented at ObesityWeek demonstrates that health plans often stand in the way of obesi...
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A third of all Major League Baseball stadiums to be free of tobaccoNov 12, 2016 6:30 am - With the end of this baseball season, so ended the long intertwined history of tobacco and baseball at more than one-third of all Major League stadiums. The unhealthy co...
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An anti-inflammatory diet may help with refluxNov 12, 2016 6:30 am - The pain and tissue damage associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is commonly believed to be the result of stomach acid damaging the inside of the throat...
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Free Medicare educational session offered at Advocate ShermanNov 10, 2016 10:00 pm - Advocate Sherman Hospital is partnering with the Horton Group to offer a free Medicare educational session from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, in the Medical Off...
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Waukegan event to discuss heart disease in womenNov 10, 2016 12:00 am - The public is invited to a community outreach event, Wednesday, Nov. 16, to educate and raise awareness about heart disease in women. It is set for 4 to 7:30 p.m. (the s...