Health and Fitness
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YMCA offers wellness examsSep 05, 2012 3:34 pm - PathFinder Health, a national preventive health provider, is offering on-site preventive health physical exams and Medicare annual wellness visits at both Lake County Fa...
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SI cover story: Jim McMahon’s health strugglesSep 05, 2012 1:00 pm - Jim McMahon, the former punky QB who led the Chicago Bears to their only Super Bowl title, has landed on the cover of Sports Illustrated again, and this time he’s not al...
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Northwest suburban residents sought for cancer studySep 04, 2012 4:00 pm - The American Cancer Society is looking for people to take part in a long-term, nationwide cancer prevention study tying genetic information to environmental factors in t...
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Wheaton College keeps pushing suit against contraceptive mandateSep 04, 2012 3:14 pm - Wheaton College has appealed the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking an exemption from a health care reform mandate to provide coverage for emergency contraception. A fed...
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Wheeling parks offer fall fitness dealSep 04, 2012 9:29 am - Celebrate fitness and fall and help a great cause at the Wheeling Park District Fall Fitness Festival Sunday, Sept. 9, to Saturday, Sept. 22. Bring in a nonperishable f...
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Beverage milk sales drop to lowest mark since 1984Sep 04, 2012 9:22 am - Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Sales of milk as a beverage have dropped to the lowest level in nearly 30 years. Experts say consumer habits are shifting toward sports dri...
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Indoor herb gardening can yield home remediesSep 03, 2012 7:12 am - What if you could soothe a sore throat or a headache with the snip of a scissors? Plant some herbs indoors now, before fall sets in, and you could have a winter’s worth ...
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Acupuncture another option when facing depressionSep 03, 2012 6:00 am - Last week, I had an interesting discussion with several friends. The topic was “depression.” The questions asked were do antidepressants really work, what are the altern...
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Exercising may help to slow memory lossSep 03, 2012 6:00 am - If you want to keep your brain healthy as you age, exercise your body. That, in essence, is the conclusion of several clinical trials, the results of which were reported...
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There are risks for boomers embracing vegetaranismSep 03, 2012 6:00 am - For many baby boomers, former President Bill Clinton among them, vegetarian diets — including vegan ones, which eschew all animal products — have become a way of life. M...