Health and Fitness
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Discovering martial arts: Find your inner warriorApr 01, 2014 5:30 am - Ana Petricel is 17, a high school senior who plans to become a doctor, and more than once she has knocked me on my you-know-what - despite my 70-pound advantage and enou...
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Childhoods lost: Native Americans struggle with youth suicidesApr 01, 2014 5:30 am - SACATON, Ariz. - The tamarisk tree down the dirt road from Tyler Owens's house is the one where the teenage girl who lived across the road hanged herself. Don't climb it...
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Worst Ebola outbreak in seven years fuels concernApr 01, 2014 1:01 am - GENEVA - The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak in seven years climbed to 83 in Guinea as the aid organization Doctors Without Borders said the disease's geogr...
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Hanover Park weighs medical marijuana restrictionsApr 01, 2014 1:01 am - As the clock runs out on Hanover Park's moratorium on medical marijuana, growers are unlikely to set up shop in town. The state's restrictions confine producers of the ...
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District 116 health clinic clears hurdle, construction not far offApr 01, 2014 1:01 am - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 officials have approved a lease with a Lake County agency so a health clinic may open at the high school for the 2014-15 academic seaso...
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Elgin hospital joins forces with A Silver Lining FoundationMar 31, 2014 11:00 pm - Dr. Sandy Goldberg, cancer crusader, survivor and founder of A Silver Lining Foundation, joined forces with Presence St. Joseph Hospital, Elgin to provide free mammograp...
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Mindfulness meditation strives for living in the momentMar 31, 2014 5:45 am - Q: I've heard a lot about “mindfulness meditation.” Does it really help relieve stress and anxiety? A: Mindfulness meditation has become quite popular in recent years. ...
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Vitamin D may help prevent Alzheimer's diseaseMar 31, 2014 5:45 am - Alzheimer's disease is possibly the most serious medical condition facing our country today. It is one of the leading causes of death and we have no effective medication...
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Fittest Loser halfway point: re-evaluating and recommittingMar 31, 2014 5:30 am - With six weeks behind them, and six more ahead, the five contestants in the Fittest Loser Challenge are prepared to meet or beat their weight-loss goals. At this point, ...
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The fight of his life: Libertyville man recovers from brain tumorMar 31, 2014 5:30 am - John Volk, a newly married Libertyville man was diagnosed with an extremely rare brain tumor at the prime of his life. It was back in 2004 when John Volk first noticed ...