Health and Fitness
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Men with higher resting heart rates may be at riskJun 24, 2013 5:00 am - Q. I'm a man in my 50s. I'm in good shape and I exercise regularly, but I have a high resting heart rate. Is this cause for concern? A. Your heart rate changes from minu...
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Gettysburg set new standards for battlefield medicineJun 22, 2013 7:00 pm - GETTYSBURG, Pa. — As gunshots ravaged the bodies of tens of thousands of soldiers at the Battle of Gettysburg, military doctors responded with a method of treatment that...
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Chicago officials warn of extreme heat, stormsJun 22, 2013 4:25 pm - Officials are warning residents and visitors to northeastern Illinois to prepare for extreme heat and storms. Temperatures are expected to rise this weekend, and the war...
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Newly insured to deepen primary care doctor gapJun 22, 2013 1:53 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Getting face time with the family doctor could soon become even harder. A shortage of primary care physicians in some parts of the country is expected t...
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Lilly’s new diabetes drug helps patients lose weightJun 22, 2013 1:49 pm - Patients taking Eli Lilly & Co.’s experimental diabetes drug dulaglutide lost weight and had side effects that were manageable, the company said today after releasing mo...
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Legislators: Time to back special needs familiesJun 21, 2013 5:00 am - As my son leaves the 8th grade and the autism program in Schaumburg District 54, state and federal legislators need to know the real statistics of how the challenges of ...
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Poll Vault: Are you registered as an organ or tissue donor?Jun 21, 2013 12:01 am - As Deborah Donovan reported earlier this week, the manager of the Chicago Executive Airport is taking a leave of absence while he undergoes a bone marrow stem cell trans...
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Small fire at Northwest Community HospitalJun 20, 2013 7:58 pm - Arlington Heights firefighters were called Thursday to a minor fire at Northwest Community Hospital. Firefighters said that around 1 p.m., maintenance workers at the hos...
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Fun and Fit Family Day is June 29Jun 20, 2013 6:09 pm - Lambs Farm and Advocate Condell Medical Center will host Fun and Fit Family Day from noon-5 p.m. Saturday, June 29. The free event invites families to spend a day outdoo...
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Report: Third of women suffer domestic violenceJun 20, 2013 9:08 am - LONDON — About a third of women worldwide have been physically or sexually assaulted by a former or current partner, according to the first major review of violence agai...