Health and Fitness
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Experts: Flu season could be severeDec 29, 2012 4:22 pm - WASHINGTON —Flu season in the United States is having its earliest start in nearly a decade and health officials say this season could be a bad one. Although flu is alwa...
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Party marks milestone for Elk Grove Village womanDec 29, 2012 2:26 pm - Susan Clements celebrated a miracle with family and friends Saturday — the 20th anniversary of when the Elk Grove Village woman received a liver transplant. “The odds of...
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Long-awaited pollution trial ready to startDec 29, 2012 12:07 pm - CONCORD, N.H. — Nearly a decade after it was first brought, a lawsuit accusing two oil giants of widespread groundwater contamination in New Hampshire is expected to pre...
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Waukegan Y to close MondayDec 29, 2012 9:12 am - Lake County Family YMCA will close its two branch facilities in Vernon Hills and Waukegan on Monday, Dec. 31, due to financial difficulties. However, the Vernon Hills br...
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Drug companies cashing in on human growth hormone abuseDec 27, 2012 4:30 am - Investigation shows record sales of human growth hormones
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Suburban schools vague on 'healthy' snacksDec 26, 2012 4:30 am - Lombard mom fights vague notion of healthy school snacks
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U.S. Marines to face random blood-alcohol testsDec 25, 2012 7:55 am - SAN DIEGO — Marines and sailors will be subject to random blood-alcohol tests twice a year in what is billed as the toughest anti-drinking policy in the U.S. military. S...
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3,500 toys donated to children at Park Ridge hospitalDec 24, 2012 12:53 pm - A 29-year-old Niles woman is making Christmas dreams come true for patients and families at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge this holiday season. Yianna Manok...
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FDA warns doctors of counterfeit BotoxDec 24, 2012 7:59 am - WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have warned more than 350 medical practices that Botox they may have received from a Canadian supplier is unapproved and could be counter...
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Chronic depression could have ties to 'leaky gut syndrome'Dec 24, 2012 5:00 am - Is it possible that the key to depression is linked to bacteria in the bowels? Numerous studies over the past five years have suggested that the root of chronic depressi...