Health and Fitness
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Streep attracts hundreds to suburban epilepsy benefitSep 22, 2012 8:00 am - Meryl Streep said she has heard the same story for nearly 20 years. She comes across tales of children with pediatric epilepsy, suffering from multiple seizures per day ...
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Studies more firmly tie sugary drinks to obesitySep 21, 2012 7:00 pm - New research powerfully strengthens the case against soda and other sugary drinks as culprits in the obesity epidemic. A huge, decades-long study involving more than 33...
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RSDSA fundraiser:Sep 21, 2012 6:13 pm - An RSDSA fundraiser is planned for Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. at The Cubby Bear, 21661 N. Milwaukee Ave., Lincolnshire. The benefit will provide research grants through...
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Understanding emotions workshop:Sep 21, 2012 5:31 pm - Free workshop “Smarts Alone are Not Enough for Success — Understanding Emotions & Emotional Regulation” will be facilitated by Warren Township Youth and Family Services ...
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D.J. Moore leads kids fitness clinic MondaySep 21, 2012 2:04 pm - Chicago Bears cornerback D.J. Moore will lead a kids fitness clinic Monday, Sept. 24, at the Midtown Athletic Club, 1760 N. Hicks Road, in Palatine — a kickoff for the M...
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Editorial: Whooping cough trend goes the wrong waySep 21, 2012 9:03 am - Back-to-school season seems to coincide with back-to-cold-and-flu season. It doesn’t take long for sniffles and coughs to be heard in classrooms where airborne bacteria ...
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Texas hospital plans ‘moonshot’ against cancerSep 21, 2012 8:57 am - The nation’s largest cancer center is launching a massive “moonshot” effort against eight specific forms of the disease, similar to the all-out push for space exploratio...
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Nicasa official wins awardSep 20, 2012 6:09 pm - Nicasa Deputy Director Emperatriz Guerra has been awarded the Keith Keesy Memorial Award by the Illinois Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Association (IADDA) at their annu...
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Vista again proposes new hospital for LindenhurstSep 20, 2012 1:38 pm - Vista Health System officials on Thursday unveiled their latest proposal to build a hospital in Lindenhurst. If the $131 million plan progresses, it would be the first n...
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Lawyers present arguments on abortion-notice lawSep 20, 2012 7:45 am - Never-enacted state abortion law still at issue