Health and Fitness
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Flu season hits early and, in some places, hardJan 10, 2013 5:44 pm - NEW YORK — From the Rocky Mountains to New England, hospitals are swamped with people with flu symptoms. Some medical centers are turning away visitors or making them we...
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Hoffman Estates, St. Alexius providing $50 smoking cessation classesJan 10, 2013 12:44 pm - The Village of Hoffman Estates Department of Health and Human Services and St. Alexius Medical Center are working together to provide affordable smoking cessation classe...
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5 Illinois health networks approved for Medicare programJan 10, 2013 10:00 am - The largest Catholic health system in Illinois has gained approval from the federal government to run a so-called accountable care organization, part of a program aimed ...
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FDA requires lower doses for sleep medicationsJan 10, 2013 9:29 am - WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is requiring makers of Ambien and similar sleeping pills to lower the dosage of their drugs, based on studies suggesting pa...
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Layoff threat looms for medical watchdogsJan 09, 2013 4:56 pm - The Illinois government agency that investigates complaints against doctors threatened to lay off investigators starting Tuesday and warned of yearlong delays in physici...
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Flu cases surging across the stateJan 08, 2013 3:06 pm - The risk of flu infection has been climbing rapidly in Illinois and in most of the rest of the nation. Illinois Department of Public Health spokeswoman Melaney Arnol...
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90-year-old Lisle man continues regular workout regimenJan 08, 2013 6:00 am - Lisle's Charles Fultz didn't start working out until he was 70. Twenty years later, he's still going strong.
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Changing bad behaviors in a relationshipJan 07, 2013 5:00 am - By Barton Goldmith Scripps Howard News Service At some point in our lives, most all of us need to deal with unsuitable behaviors in our relationships. They occur when w...
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Annoying tics may be controlled with behavior trainingJan 07, 2013 5:00 am - Q. My son jerks his neck constantly. Why does he have this tic? Is it dangerous? What can we do about it? A. Tics are upsetting — both to the person who has them and to ...
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Your Health: Planks now the gold standardJan 07, 2013 5:00 am - Skip the sit-ups Sit-ups once ruled as the way to tighter abs and a slimmer waistline, while “planks” were merely flooring. Now planks — exercises in which you ass...