Health and Fitness
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Women with predisposition to cancer form sisterhoodJul 28, 2013 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The snippets of conversation float above this summer happy-hour crowd. “Vinnie the nipple guy.” “The mutants.” “Angie.” But the most powerful word in this g...
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Researchers say full moon disrupts your sleepJul 27, 2013 4:21 am - A full moon may be to blame for sleepless nights after all. Scientists at the University of Basel, Switzerland say they have found the first reliable evidence that sleep...
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Hanover Park to host free community health fairJul 26, 2013 9:36 am - The village of Hanover Park will host a free Community Health Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at Fire Station No. 1, 6850 Barrington Road, Hanover Park. Particip...
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Cancer survivor brings sweet dream to Lake County FairJul 26, 2013 5:30 am - Nancy Connors is living a sweet dream these days selling homemade cinnamon rolls from a truck at fairs and festivals across the Midwest. It's doubly sweet because the 57...
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Sebelius recruits women to blog about health lawJul 25, 2013 3:47 pm - President Barack Obama’s administration is courting female bloggers to play a role in a massive campaign aimed at informing the public about the benefits of the new heal...
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Kate applauded for not hiding new mommy tummyJul 25, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — As Kate and William showed off the royal baby, what caught the eye of many women was not the new heir to the throne but the Duchess of Cambridge’s post-childb...
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$70 million blitz to promote health overhaul in IllinoisJul 24, 2013 4:41 pm - More than $70 million in public money will be spent in Illinois to promote new opportunities for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, according to an...
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Medical alert packets available:Jul 23, 2013 6:01 pm - Illinois Yellow Dot program packets are available 24 hours at the Vernon Hills police department, 740 Lakeview Parkway. The program launched in late 2011 by the Illinois...
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Study: Organ donor with rabies had two raccoon bitesJul 23, 2013 4:16 pm - WASHINGTON — An Air Force recruit whose organs were donated to four patients including a kidney recipient who died of rabies had at least two untreated raccoon bites sev...
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Downtown Elgin food store co-op still in the worksJul 23, 2013 2:31 pm - A steering committee formed last summer with the goal establishing Shared Harvest Elgin Food Cooperative by this summer. As it turns out, it takes about three years for ...