Health and Fitness
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Fibromyalgia appears to have real underlying causesSep 22, 2014 5:45 am - Q: My sister was just diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Can you tell me more about this condition? A: Fibromyalgia is a somewhat controversial condition, although less so tha...
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Helping individuals shipwrecked by drug abuseSep 22, 2014 5:45 am - There is a battle going on in DuPage County - a battle against drug abuse. Since the heroin-related deaths of seven young people in 2011, the mobilization of community a...
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CDC tells healthy adults not to forget flu vaccineSep 21, 2014 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - It's time for flu vaccine again and while it's important for the whole family, this year health officials have some different advice for different ages: Cer...
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Study: Artificial sweeteners may promote diabetesSep 21, 2014 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Using artificial sweeteners may set the stage for diabetes in some people by hampering the way their bodies handle sugar, suggests a preliminary study do...
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Ebola crippling Liberia health systemSep 21, 2014 4:01 am - MONROVIA, Liberia - While the terrifying spread of Ebola has captured the world's attention, it also produced a lesser-known crisis: the near-collapse of the already-fra...
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Healthier District 211 lunches draw USDA attentionSep 20, 2014 7:15 am - A VIP's visit to Palatine High School Friday provided the U.S. Department of Agriculture with useful information toward the evolution of national nutrition guidelines, a...
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Why vaccinations are importantSep 20, 2014 7:00 am - After clean water, vaccinations have had the second largest positive impact upon human life span. Vaccines help to prevent deaths from pneumonia, flu, hepatitis, diphthe...
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Incidence of severe rotaviral disease is decreasingSep 20, 2014 7:00 am - Somewhat bleary-eyed, I pushed the elevator button and made my early morning trip up to the hospital pediatric ward. As the doors opened, I was greeted by the sounds and...
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Actor RJ Mitte sees cerebral palsy as an assetSep 19, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK - For RJ Mitte, playing Walter White Jr. in AMC's "Breaking Bad" was art imitating life. Like the 22-year-old actor, his character had cerebral palsy - just a m...
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Longtime Inverness cancer support center closing this monthSep 19, 2014 5:00 am - For the last 14 years, cancer patients and their loved ones have gone to The Wellness Place in Inverness for support, therapy and resources, all free, to help them throu...