Health and Fitness
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Rare stem cell treatment provides hope for paralyzed hockey player, familyMar 08, 2016 12:00 am - A junior league hockey player who suffered a severe spinal cord injury last month in a game at the Sears Centre Arena is receiving a rare adult stem cell treatment that ...
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Aunt Flo visiting? Many women still can't talk openly about their periods and that mattersMar 07, 2016 4:57 am - Despite all the social and professional advancements for women, the monthly period is still treated as a taboo. Because of this persisting social stigma, women will surr...
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Study: Transgender children allowed to live openly fare wellMar 07, 2016 4:48 am - Young transgender children allowed to live openly as the gender they identify with fared as well psychologically as other kids in a small study that suggests parental su...
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Online behavioral therapy is still in its infancyMar 07, 2016 4:45 am - Q: I've been looking into cognitive behavioral therapy to help with my anxiety. It would be convenient to do this therapy from home and, surprisingly, there seem to be m...
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Five things you need to know about this depressing new report on ovarian cancerMar 07, 2016 4:45 am - Of all the "women's cancers," ovarian is among the most diabolical. A new, congressionally mandated report by the Institute of Medicine spells out, sometimes in unnervin...
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Chocolate is brain food. Who knew?Mar 07, 2016 4:45 am - In the mid 1970s, psychologist Merrill Elias began tracking the cognitive abilities of more than a thousand people in the state of New York. The goal was fairly specific...
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End may be near for Lake County's Winchester House nursing homeMar 07, 2016 4:40 am - The private company that operates the Winchester House nursing home has plans to close the county-owned facility in Libertyville and build something new in Mundelein. If...
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Your health: Addiction help in the suburbsMar 06, 2016 10:00 pm - Addiction help in the suburbs Naperville is among police departments in Illinois offering help for heroin addicts instead of arrest. Naperville Deputy Police Chief ...
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Couch to 5K Week 3 tip: Wearing the right clothesMar 06, 2016 5:33 am - Walk 4 min/Run 2 min for 30 minutes Many runners wear the wrong clothing or too many layers making it tougher for their bodies to handle the heat or cold. Consider the f...
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Why mindfulness has become a trend and how you can do itMar 06, 2016 5:16 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Drop-in meditation studios are proliferating in major cities and medi meetups are becoming the new book clubs as more people are craving ways to ...