Health and Fitness
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New York City hospitals cracking down on junk foodSep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — People nervously waiting around in New York City hospitals for loved ones to come out of surgery can’t smoke. In a few months from now, they can’t have a supe...
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New guide to Adirondack paddlingSep 29, 2012 5:00 am - SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — A new guide to flat water paddling in the Adirondack Park offers canoeists and kayakers a diverse selection of adventures, from remote, winding stre...
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Illinois sets benchmark for health coverageSep 28, 2012 3:53 pm - Illinois officials chose a relatively lean small-group policy Friday as the benchmark plan for essential health benefits in the state, another milepost in implementing P...
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Bayer, Onyx win FDA approval for cancer drugSep 27, 2012 4:01 pm - WASHINGTON — Bayer, Germany’s largest drugmaker, and Onyx Pharmaceuticals won regulatory approval Thursday for an advanced-colorectal cancer drug for patients whose dise...
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Bearing sons can alter your mindSep 27, 2012 3:29 pm - By Melissa Lee Phillips/ScienceNOW Giving a whole new meaning to “pregnancy brain,” a new study shows that male DNA-likely left over from pregnancy with a male fetus-can...
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Youth and Family Counseling of Libertyville marks 50 years of serviceSep 26, 2012 11:19 am - Libertyville Mayor Terry Weppler recently proclaimed a special day in recognition of Youth and Family Counseling in celebration of the 50th anniversary of its founding. ...
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Hoffman Estates holding flu clinicsSep 26, 2012 11:01 am - The Hoffman Estates Department of Health and Human Services is hosting three flu clinics in early October. A children’s flu clinic will be held from 3:30 to 6 p.m. on M...
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Healthy lifestyles are the focus of holistic health fairSep 26, 2012 8:17 am - Are you ready to take control of your health? Or do you just want help making those small changes in your daily life that will add up to big improvements in your daily f...
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‘Family Talk’ addresses long-term planning issuesSep 25, 2012 1:00 pm - It’s not an easy conversation, but it’s an important one. All too often, older parents and their adult children avoid talking about long-term planning issues that affec...
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Editorial: Health clinic proposal needs open discussionSep 25, 2012 5:00 am - It’s not unusual for new ideas to be pumped up and criticized even before important details fall into place. It happens all the time. And such is the case with a proposa...