Health and Fitness
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Medical students create, run free clinicDec 15, 2013 4:30 am - NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — For Cara Wright, taking someone’s blood pressure at a free clinic on Southampton Avenue in Norfolk is pretty straightforward. Not so the other tasks ...
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Amish, immigrants boost number of Illinois' uninsuredDec 14, 2013 7:00 pm - ARTHUR — In many ways, Douglas County resembles most of its neighbors in eastern Illinois: a patch of rich Midwest farmland with a small population and an economy that p...
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Suburban Hispanics attend free concert, get health screenings in Hoffman EstatesDec 14, 2013 3:52 pm - Getting a health screening might not sound like the best way to spend a Saturday afternoon, but families who did so at La Pachanga del Año — or “Party of the Year” — in ...
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Vaccine possible in California campus meningitis outbreakDec 14, 2013 1:39 pm - LOS ANGELES — State and federal officials are considering whether to provide students at the University of California, Santa Barbara, with an unlicensed vaccine to preve...
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3rd robot online at Advocate Lutheran General HospitalDec 11, 2013 2:06 pm - Advocate Health System has invested in a third daVinci robot for Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge to keep up with growing patient volumes and demand. The hospital...
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Renting skis not necessarily a sign of a noviceDec 11, 2013 4:45 am - STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — Just like skiing in jeans or falling while waiting in the lift line, renting gear for a visit to the slopes used to be a sure sign of a novice...
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'Miracle baby' heads home to SchaumburgDec 11, 2013 4:30 am - Meghan Hope Pacyna's tiny hand wrapped tightly around her mother's finger Tuesday afternoon as the baby slept soundly outside the family care unit of Advocate Good Samar...
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Untangling the myths about head liceDec 10, 2013 4:50 am - Head lice: The idea alone is enough to make your scalp itch. Each year, there are 6 million to 12 million lice cases in U.S. children ages 3 to 11, according to the Cen...
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Untangling the myths about head liceDec 10, 2013 4:50 am - Head lice: The idea alone is enough to make your scalp itch. Each year, there are 6 million to 12 million lice cases in U.S. children ages 3 to 11, according to the Cen...
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Pressed for time? Try a Tabata workoutDec 10, 2013 4:45 am - Here’s an important word for your body to learn: “Tabata.” It’s the name of a form of interval training that relies on a simple pattern of 20 seconds of exercise, follow...