Health and Fitness
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Waistline index grows as emerging markets eat fast foodApr 14, 2013 6:59 am - Fast food and expanding waistlines are not just an American health concern. Even as McDonald’s, Yum Brands and Domino’s Pizza work to placate anti-obesity advocates at h...
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Louisiana company recalls 468,000 pounds of meatApr 13, 2013 3:53 pm - NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says a Louisiana-based meat packing company has expanded a recall of meat products because of possible bacterial contami...
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FDA finds safety issues at specialty pharmaciesApr 12, 2013 10:53 am - WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration says it has uncovered potential safety problems at 30 specialty pharmacies that were inspected in the wake of a recent outb...
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Allergen-free expo coming to Schaumburg April 20-21Apr 11, 2013 4:29 pm - The Gluten and Allergen-Free Expo will be hosted by the Schaumburg Convention Center and the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel on April 20-21. The expo will...
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Palatine’s Little City breaks ground on children’s villageApr 11, 2013 3:41 pm - Leaders, board members, donors and friends of Little City in Palatine gathered Friday for the new Duffey Family Children’s Village groundbreaking ceremony. A $1 million ...
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Good Samaritan offers fitness class to improve bladder controlApr 10, 2013 12:28 pm - Your peeing habits may not be on the top of the conversation list. So what happens when you are having a problem — the kind where you know something is wrong? Christine ...
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Nobel prizewinner, IVF pioneer Robert Edwards diesApr 10, 2013 11:06 am - LONDON — Robert Edwards, a Nobel prizewinner from Britain whose pioneering in vitro fertilization research led to the first test tube baby and has since brought millions...
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Condell to host concert to benefit its Cancer Care programApr 10, 2013 11:00 am - Advocate Condell Medical Center is hosting “Advocate Condell Rocks the Cure” Saturday, April 20, at Austin's Fuel Room in Libertyville. The concert will benefit its Canc...
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Hospital app now features imaging, lab resultsApr 09, 2013 11:22 am - Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH) has unveiled new imaging and lab results functionality for its mobile app, MyNCH, allowing NCH Medical Group patients to view their ...
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New foundation honors late attorney Michael P. SchostokApr 09, 2013 11:04 am - After watching his friend and employer lose his battle to a brain tumor, Lake Villa resident T.J. Saye did not want to see another person go through the same tragedy. S...