Health and Fitness
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If your mouth itches when you eat fruit, pollen may be the culprit
Sep 14, 2015 5:45 am - My mouth sometimes itches when I eat raw apples, peaches or cherries. It is so annoying that I often avoid those fruits. Strangely, cherry pie never gives me a problem. ...
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Why dirt and cows can help keep kids allergy-free
Sep 14, 2015 5:45 am - People who grow up on farms — especially dairy farms — have way fewer allergy and asthma problems than the rest of us. Now one research team thinks they've brought scien...
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New Naperville market showcases natural foodsSep 14, 2015 1:00 am - Shoppers at the new Fruitful Yield natural foods market in Naperville won't find any gloomy cashiers absent-mindedly scanning item after item, the store's manager says. ...
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Batman delivers hearing aids for 6-year-oldSep 14, 2015 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story was updated to correct the spelling of Riley Buckolz's name. A superhero shared his super hearing with a 6-year-old in need of hearing ai...
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10 reasons kids should skip soda
Sep 13, 2015 7:15 am - Every September I find myself writing an article about my kids falling off the nutritional wagon. Our summers are less structured than the school year, peppered with mor...
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Pedaling passion: From cleaner to cycle instructor
Sep 12, 2015 7:00 am - It's a little before 10:45 a.m. on a recent Friday and a song by Eminem is blasting from an army of speakers studding the walls of SoulCycle's studio in Washington. "Hi!...
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The perilous plight of middle managers: Exploitation, domination and depression
Sep 12, 2015 7:00 am - It's no wonder why middle managers are so often the punchline of work-related jokes. Sandwiched between bosses who sometimes overlook them and junior staff who sometime...
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Patient-centered medical home is becoming primary care normSep 12, 2015 7:00 am - Q: I've been going to a family medicine practice for years. My doctor just told me the practice is going to become a "patient-centered medical home." What does that mean...
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Grayslake family plans fundraiser to fight diseaseSep 11, 2015 11:00 am - Javon Ayers has started the eighth grade at Woodland Middle School in Gurnee, but he's unsure how many days he will be able to attend classes. “Last year he missed over ...
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Bartlett resident to rappel down Chicago building to highlight COPDSep 11, 2015 1:00 am - Bartlett resident Amanda Rowland will rappel 127 feet down the side of a building in Chicago's Loop Sunday in memory of her grandmother. And she's never done anything qu...