Health and Fitness
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Harper College offers free ultrasoundsDec 20, 2013 4:42 pm - The Harper College Diagnostic Medical Sonography programs are seeking volunteers interested in receiving free ultrasounds. Available tests include obstetric ultrasounds...
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Mother tells of daughter’s tonsil surgery gone wrongDec 20, 2013 4:05 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. — After her daughter underwent a supposedly routine tonsillectomy and was moved to a recovery room, Nailah Winkfield began to fear something was going ho...
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Centegra gets final OK for Huntley hospitalDec 20, 2013 9:00 am - Centegra Health System won final approval to build a hospital in Huntley, almost three years to the day the McHenry-based health provider announced plans to build it...
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Dads do diapers and more, myth-busting survey saysDec 20, 2013 7:00 am - The detached dad, turning up his nose at diapering and too busy to bathe, dress and play with his kids, is mostly a myth, a big government survey suggests. Most American...
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Want hives with that burger?Dec 20, 2013 4:45 am - Almost every time he eats a steak, Mack Halsey develops hives on his arms and legs. Burgers are no better. About two to four hours after a meal, his skin starts to itch ...
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12 sickened by carbon monoxide in SkokieDec 19, 2013 1:54 pm - Twelve people have been hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak at an apartment building in Skokie. Police said a resident called 911 around 2:30 a.m. Thursday and rep...
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Cancer genetics pioneer dies at 88Dec 18, 2013 3:51 pm - Dr. Janet Rowley, a pioneer in cancer genetics research, has died at age 88. Rowley spent most of her career at the University of Chicago, where she also obtained her me...
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Thousands told to start over on health insuranceDec 18, 2013 3:50 pm - Illinois officials are emailing and calling thousands of people, advising them to start over on their health insurance applications if they believe the federal governmen...
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Higher blood pressure threshold OK in older adultsDec 18, 2013 8:46 am - Many older adults with high blood pressure can be treated less aggressively, which could mean taking fewer pills to get it under control, according to new treatment guid...
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Blood donation Friday at Buffalo Grove Fire DepartmentDec 17, 2013 9:42 am - The Buffalo Grove Fire Department is holding a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, at Station 26, 1051 Highland Grove Drive. For an appointment, visit lif...