Health and Fitness
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Your health: Coffee as medicine?Dec 02, 2013 5:00 am - Coffee as medicine? The next time you take a coffee break, you might want to consider a triple espresso. The extra caffeine may reduce your risk of dying from card...
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Clearing the air on allergies and what to do about themDec 02, 2013 5:00 am - Do you struggle with fall allergies? There is a lot of conventional wisdom about allergies and how to handle them, and not all of it is right. Here are some common misco...
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Community teams to also join weight-loss challengeDec 02, 2013 5:00 am - The Fittest Loser is not just for the lucky contestants who get chosen for the competition. For the second year, the Daily Herald is sponsoring the Fittest Loser Communi...
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Fittest Loser contestants still work at keeping weight off and staying fitDec 02, 2013 5:00 am - There's no doubt losing weight takes a lot of grit and determination, and so does keeping it off. The Daily Herald and Push Fitness in Schaumburg once again have partne...
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Veterans share personal stories:Dec 01, 2013 3:36 pm - The Lake-McHenry Veterans and Family Services program and the Lake Villa District Library will present “Managing the Memories of Combat” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, De...
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Heroin overdose antidote training at addiction treatment center in Vernon HillsNov 30, 2013 7:00 am - An addiction treatment center in Vernon Hills is scheduled to host the latest suburban training session on administering an antidote for heroin and other drug overdoses....
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White House: HealthCare.gov will meet deadline for fixNov 30, 2013 1:55 am - WASHINGTON — Administration officials are preparing to announce Sunday that they have met their Saturday deadline for improving HealthCare.gov, according to government o...
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Facing tough foe, Kildeer man turns to comics collectionNov 29, 2013 4:04 pm - It could be a plot from a classic comic book: A mild-mannered boy with the good Spidey sense to treat his comics like priceless manuscripts grows into a man who must use...
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Advocate Condell named one of 50 Top Cardiovascular HospitalsNov 29, 2013 7:10 am - Submitted by Advocate Condell Medical Center Advocate Condell Medical Center was recently named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Truven Health Anal...
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Don’t let the holidays derail healthy habitsNov 28, 2013 4:36 am - Despite my shock that we’re in the throes of the holiday season, it’s here and it’s time to celebrate! I love the parties, the extra family time and the amazing food tha...