Health and Fitness
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Is football too violent for children?May 26, 2012 11:00 pm - Already uneasy about the idea of letting her 7-year-old son Jason start playing tackle football, Elizabeth Giancarli made up her mind when former NFL star Junior Seau co...
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Agent: ‘OMG’ diet book subject of 7-figure dealMay 26, 2012 8:22 am - NEW YORK — The author of a self-published diet book that advocates skipping breakfast and taking cold baths has agreed to lucrative deals with British and U.S. publisher...
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Born to run barefoot? Some end up getting injuredMay 26, 2012 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod. The first...
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House approves $1 cigarette tax hikeMay 25, 2012 1:59 pm - Now proposal goes to Senate for approval
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Vets deserve mental health care at homeMay 25, 2012 10:38 am - I was present at the last Arlington Heights Village Board meeting when a veteran was there to speak about the final stages of planning the Arlington Heights Memorial Day...
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Illinois House, Senate OK big Medicaid cutsMay 24, 2012 9:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Hundreds of thousands of people would see their health care cut back or even eliminated under legislation approved Thursday by Illinois lawmakers in a desp...
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Cook County could get Medicaid reprieveMay 24, 2012 7:01 pm - SPRINGFIELD — As part of a greater package deal to try to cut the state’s Medicaid costs, Illinois lawmakers Thursday sent Gov. Pat Quinn a plan that could let Cook Coun...
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More than half of autistic kids are on mood-altering drugsMay 24, 2012 8:12 am - More than half of school-age autistic children in the U.S. take mood-altering drugs, according to a report, as doctors increasingly target the broad range of psychiatric...
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West Nile season begins in Kane CountyMay 23, 2012 6:29 pm - With only three Kane County deaths from West Nile in the past decade, the virus has slipped into the realm of being a seldom and mostly silent summer killer. Public heal...
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Aurora requires business licenses, medical provider for tattoo parlorsMay 22, 2012 10:00 pm - The eight tattoo parlors in Aurora will be regulated by $500 nontransferable business licenses that govern their hours, ages of employees and access to medical advice af...