Health and Fitness
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Diabetes screenings in Hanover Park March 19Feb 19, 2015 12:00 am - Hanover Township's health department will provide diabetes screenings Thursday, March 19, in Hanover Park. No appointments are needed for the screenings from 3 to 5 p.m....
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Healthy? No thanks: Diets of people worldwide are worseningFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - There may be more fruit, vegetables and healthy options available than ever before, but the world is mostly hungry for junk food, according to a study of e...
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Spaulding Elementary School students raise money, get fit during Jump Rope for HeartFeb 17, 2015 12:00 am - Spaulding Elementary School second-graders laughed and ran around the gym while jumping rope at various stations during the Jump Rope for Heart event Tuesday in Gurnee. ...
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After lobbying push, drugmaker resubmits women's sex pillFeb 17, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The makers of a twice-rejected pill designed to boost sexual desire in women are hoping a yearlong lobbying push by politicians, women's groups and con...
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House plan would give Evansville IU med school $36 millionFeb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A House Republican spending plan includes nearly twice as much for a medical school campus in downtown Evansville as Gov. Mike Pence set aside in...
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Dietary guidelines for foods high in cholesterol are shiftingFeb 16, 2015 5:00 am - The nation's top nutrition advisory panel has decided to drop its caution about eating cholesterol-laden food, a move that could undo almost 40 years of government warni...
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Facts parents should know about measlesFeb 16, 2015 5:00 am - Measles is an extremely contagious respiratory infection caused by a virus. Once common in the United States, it was eliminated here in 2000 but is resurgent today, most...
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Early music training can prevent loss of listening skills laterFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - Learning to play an instrument in youth helps older people retain listening skills, according to a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience. In an experiment a...
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U.S. teens getting less & less sleep, study showsFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. teens are getting sleepier: Many lack even seven hours of shut-eye each night and the problem has worsened over two decades, a study found. More than...
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Cholesterol-laden foods may not be so bad for youFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - The nation's top diet panel has decided to downgrade the alarm about cholesterol in food, and its recommendation will shape the next version of the federal government's ...