Health and Fitness
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Report: Rebates from health care law will top $1BApr 28, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — More than 3 million health insurance policyholders and thousands of employers will share $1.3 billion in rebates this year, thanks to President Barack Obama...
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Son: Bedbug bites caused rash that quarantined flightApr 27, 2012 3:39 pm - Bedbugs. The biting pests that infest hotels appear to be the source of red marks on a Minnesota woman that prompted health officials to quarantine a jet in Chicago for...
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And the winner is ...Apr 27, 2012 2:51 pm - The winner of the 2012 Fittest Loser Challenge will be announced at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Arlington Heights as part of a Subscriber Total...
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Save a life, be an organ donorApr 25, 2012 5:33 am - April has been designated “Organ Donation” month, a subject that does not offer a great deal of public awareness. I have been pleased to see the recent commercials appea...
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Local organizations make Latinos comfortable with hospiceApr 24, 2012 11:00 pm - Maria Prieto, in her 39th year of marriage, had to make a decision about her husband's care. He was 86, he had liver failure, and could eat and drink only through feedin...
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Kids winding up in ER for dental careApr 23, 2012 6:02 am - Way too many Americans — particularly children — are winding up in emergency rooms and operating rooms with rotten teeth. School-system surveys done in 10 states within ...
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With trainer’s help, reluctant muscles cooperatingApr 23, 2012 6:01 am - A large portion of my workout program over the past four months has revolved around whatever injury was most prominent at any specific moment in time. When I first start...
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Disrupting sleep pattern may lead to obesityApr 23, 2012 6:00 am - Lack of sleep or erratic slumber from working late-night shifts or travel may lead to diabetes and obesity, according to a Harvard study that is the first to tie abnorma...
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Readers cheer on contestantsApr 23, 2012 6:00 am - Here's a simple, but powerful suggestion from Lin Pflederer of Arlington Heights: Upon waking, even before you get out of bed, visualize things that you want to avoid th...
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Status report for Fittest Loser contestantsApr 23, 2012 6:00 am - In order of place Michael White, 25, of West Dundee Starting weight: 320 Current weight: 247 Weight lost this week: 6 pounds Total weight loss: 73 pounds, 22.8 perc...