Health and Fitness
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Vista honors volunteers at appreciation luncheonMay 06, 2013 5:58 pm - The volunteer services at Vista Health System donated 19,055 hours in time and talent to Vista’s two hospitals and multiple outpatient facilities. This exceptional cont...
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State opens grant process for health guidesMay 06, 2013 3:33 pm - The race is on in Illinois for $28 million in grants to help consumers learn how to shop for health insurance. Gov. Pat Quinn’s office announced Monday a competitive gra...
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Relay For Life schedules Barrington eventsMay 06, 2013 10:35 am - Relay For Life for Barrington has a number of events scheduled as part of its quest to raise $400,000 for the American Cancer Society and maintain its ranking as No. 2 i...
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Fever hits thousands in parched West farm regionMay 06, 2013 9:51 am - FRESNO, Calif. — California and federal public health officials say valley fever, a potentially lethal but often misdiagnosed disease infecting more and more people arou...
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Chronic cough can mean asthma, postnasal drip or GERDMay 06, 2013 6:08 am - Laura is a 55-year-old patient who has had asthma for years. Her symptoms are few, in no small part because she faithfully follows instructions about using her control i...
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More baby boomers embracing colonoscopiesMay 06, 2013 6:06 am - After starving herself for two days, Lori Linder savored cream of mushroom soup. James Koci went for extra-crispy KFC. Robbe Christensen walked across the street for a B...
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New drug may ease pain of endometriosisMay 06, 2013 6:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. — It wasn’t until she was trying to get pregnant with her second child that Tina Johnson understood why she suffered with severe abdominal pain every month. ...
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Your health: Burn up that fatMay 06, 2013 6:00 am - Smart burn There’s a smarter way to burn fat, and website FabFitFun.com has rounded up their favorite nutritionists to share their best fat-burning secrets to maint...
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Pacifier use should depend on age of babyMay 06, 2013 6:00 am - To use a pacifier or not to use a pacifier? That was the question posed by two families one office morning, and though their question was the same, my answer was not. W...
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Low back pain can have many causes, treatmentsMay 06, 2013 5:30 am - Q. I have low back pain. A friend of mine with back pain had surgery, but I want to avoid that. What are my options? A. There are many different causes of low back pain,...