Health and Fitness
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Dr. Drew Pinsky announces he had prostate cancerSep 25, 2013 10:50 am - LOS ANGELES — Dr. Drew Pinsky says he had his prostate removed earlier this year after discovering he had cancer. The host of HLN’s “Dr. Drew on Call” wrote Tuesday on ...
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Health care fees may push Kane County to self-insureSep 25, 2013 4:30 am - Kane County might decide to self-insure its 1,250 employees to avoid health insurance cost increases partially related to the Affordable Care Act. But the numbers show i...
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Vista’s annual Healthy Woman event set for Oct. 3Sep 24, 2013 12:30 pm - Healthy Woman, a Vista Health System resource, is celebrating its sixth anniversary Thursday, Oct. 3, at the Marriott Lincolnshire Resort. The annual event will begin w...
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Focus on fit feet at BACOA luncheonSep 24, 2013 8:12 am - Dr. James Baird, DPM, is the featured guest speaker at the Barrington Area Council on Aging’s sixth annual awareness luncheon, “Celebrating the F Words: Fabulously Fit F...
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Chicago sees its first case of West Nile this yearSep 23, 2013 4:52 pm - Chicago health officials are reporting the city’s first human case of West Nile virus this year. The Chicago Department of Public Health said Monday that a resident in t...
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Report: Environmental chemicals a pregnancy riskSep 23, 2013 4:31 pm - WASHINGTON — From mercury to pesticides, Americans are exposed daily to environmental chemicals that could harm reproductive health, the nation’s largest groups of obste...
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Cardiac screening at Vernon Hills High:Sep 23, 2013 4:01 pm - On Wednesday, Sept. 25, the Max Schweitz Foundation will make a stop at Vernon Hills High School, where students will receive a free EKG and some also receive a free ech...
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Women’s health fair Wednesday in Des PlainesSep 23, 2013 2:12 pm - The Women’s Health and Fitness Fair hosted by the city of Des Plaines and Des Plaines Park District will take place Wednesday at the Prairie Lakes Community Center, 515 ...
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Arlington Heights holds flu shot clinics Tuesday, WednesdaySep 23, 2013 1:35 pm - Arlington Heights will host flu shot clinics for seasonal influenza twice this week. The flu shot clinics will be held at the Senior Center, 1801 W. Central Road, on Tue...
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Michael J. Fox show inspires Ellen-like Parkinson's buzzSep 23, 2013 1:00 pm - A former music manager who used to photograph and hang with rock bands such as KISS, Bad Company and Foghat, 59-year-old David Slania of Rolling Meadows "outs" himself a...