Health and Fitness
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Restore sexual drive by changing dose or kind of SSRIApr 19, 2015 7:00 am - Q: Last year I started taking an SSRI for depression. It has done wonders for my mood - but it has really dampened my sex drive. Any suggestions? A: Since depression is...
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Colic: Lots of theories, not many answersApr 19, 2015 7:00 am - About a year ago, I was surprised to read that an elderly elephant at our local zoo had to be euthanized after a prolonged episode of colic. That news was shocking to me...
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Your health: New app shows what you would look like post-weight lossApr 19, 2015 7:00 am - App shows you post-weight loss Do you ever picture yourself a few pounds slimmer? Thanks to new app Visualize You, users can now better visualize their post-weight ...
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Kids should wear seat belts 'whole ride, every time'Apr 18, 2015 7:00 am - He threw her under the bus. Figuratively, but still. I was asking the 17-year-old if he wore his seat belt every time he drove or rode in a car and the teen seemed surp...
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Personalized medicine a new era in careApr 18, 2015 7:00 am - NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) recently launched one of the most comprehensive personalized medicine programs in the country that utilizes an individual...
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Naperville parent series to explore effects of cyberbullying on mental healthApr 17, 2015 5:00 am - Somewhere in the story of every teen who's been cyberbullied is a negative effect on the mind, a mental health consequence such as anxiety or depression that comes from ...
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Grayslake Middle School students, staff shave heads to fight childhood cancerApr 17, 2015 1:00 am - The gymnasium at Grayslake Middle School was turned into a barber shop Friday. The school hosted its second annual St. Baldrick's even to raise money for childhood canc...
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Fish don't want birth control, but scientists say they get it from your pillApr 15, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Your birth control pill is affecting more than just your body. Flushed down toilets, poured down sinks and excreted in urine, a chemical component in the pi...
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Parents are reminded to keep kids up to date on vaccinationsApr 14, 2015 11:00 pm - National Infant Immunization Week, April 18-25, is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases. In observan...
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Hospitals rethink their overexposing patient gownsApr 14, 2015 6:00 am - Whether a patient has come to a hospital to have an organ transplant, an appendectomy or a baby, one complaint is common: the gown. You know the one. It might as well ha...