Health and Fitness
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Study: Artificial sweeteners may promote diabetesSep 26, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Using artificial sweeteners may set the stage for diabetes in some people by hampering the way their bodies handle sugar, suggests a preliminary study done mo...
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Doctor who helped develop Rogaine dies in MiamiSep 26, 2014 1:00 am - MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida dermatologist credited with helping develop the first baldness remedy recognized by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has died. He was 80...
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Think you drink a lot? You'd be surprisedSep 25, 2014 1:01 am - Do you drink a glass of wine with dinner every night? That puts you in the top 30 percent of American adults in terms of per-capita alcohol consumption. If you drink two...
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Lake County offers flu shots:Sep 24, 2014 1:01 am - The Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center is offering flu and pneumonia vaccinations by appointment only at the Immunizations Annex at 2303 Dodge Ave., W...
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Hanover Park fire department holds CPR courseSep 24, 2014 1:01 am - The Hanover Park Fire Department will be holding a first-aid class Saturday recommended for baby sitters and new parents. Fire officials will teach CPR and how to use an...
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Naperville 'Big Ball' soccer tourney to fight spinal muscular diseaseSep 23, 2014 5:15 am - Event organizers for the first Big Ball Soccer Tournament in Naperville are practicing their soccer puns, if not so much their soccer skills, in advance of a new event s...
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U.S. warns that Ebola could infect 1.4 millionSep 23, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - U.S. health officials Tuesday laid out worst-case and best-case scenarios for the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, warning that the number of infected people co...
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Lessons learned 6 months into worst Ebola outbreakSep 23, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - Six months into the biggest-ever Ebola outbreak, scientists say they know more about how the deadly virus behaves. The first cases were reported in Guinea by th...
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Expanding bellies: Americans' middles are getting thickerSep 22, 2014 5:45 am - CHICAGO — The number of American men and women with big-bellied, apple-shaped figures — the most dangerous kind of obesity — has climbed at a startling rate over the pas...
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Your health: Walk or bike to work to increase happinessSep 22, 2014 5:45 am - Walk or bike to work to increase happiness Walking to work is not only good for your body; it may also benefit your psychological health, a new study from England...