Health and Fitness
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Arlington Hts. to hold cholesterol screenings in Feb.Jan 17, 2014 9:43 am - To commemorate National Heart Awareness Month, the village of Arlington Heights is offering cholesterol screenings at a reduced cost. The screenings will be held from 8:...
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Illinois expecting flood of Medicaid applicationsJan 16, 2014 4:16 pm - In a matter of days, state workers processing Medicaid applications for Illinois residents who signed up under President Barack Obama’s health care law will face a monst...
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Quinn creates Illinois health innovation officeJan 16, 2014 2:47 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn has created a new state office to oversee changes in health care, including efforts to expand the workforce and restructure services for people with disab...
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LifeSource tests door-to-donor blood donations in Lake VillaJan 15, 2014 4:30 am - Lake Villa resident Christal Herbst took to Facebook to organize a community blood drive Tuesday in front of her home after she heard blood donations had dropped recentl...
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More older Americans are signing up for health insuranceJan 13, 2014 3:46 pm - asdf asdf asd fasdf asdf asdf asdf
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More than 61,000 Illinoisans have picked health plansJan 13, 2014 3:00 pm - More than 61,000 Illinois residents signed up for private insurance coverage in the first three months they were able to through the troubled HealthCare.gov website — 6,...
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Swedish doctors transplant wombs into 9 womenJan 13, 2014 8:59 am - STOCKHOLM — Nine women in Sweden have successfully received transplanted wombs donated from relatives and will soon try to become pregnant, the doctor in charge of the p...
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Advancing age, blocked nasal passages affect sense of tasteJan 13, 2014 5:00 am - Q: I’ve lost my sense of taste within the past few months. I take medicine for high blood pressure — could that be the reason? A: It could be, but there are other possi...
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Why your toddler won’t sleep: Body clock may be to blameJan 13, 2014 4:45 am - WASHINGTON — “Just one more story, please?” “I need a glass of water.” “Mom, I can’t sleep!” When youngsters continually struggle to fall asleep at night, new research s...
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12 months of fitnessJan 13, 2014 4:30 am - The year 2014 is under way and now many Americans are trying to meet their fitness goals for the new year. For many of us, the simple goal of “fitness” might seem daunt...