Health and Fitness
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Planned Parenthood suspends pill abortions in WisconsinApr 20, 2012 10:59 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Planned Parenthood ended nonsurgical abortions at its Wisconsin clinics Friday because of a new state law that subjects doctors who perform abortions but...
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DEA, local police team for prescription drug take-back dayApr 20, 2012 5:27 pm - More than 20 local law enforcement agencies are participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s upcoming National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Collections sit...
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Your health: What makes you happy?Apr 20, 2012 1:31 pm - Happiness myths People tend to be poor judges of what will make them happy. The Harvard Medical School has come up with some widely held myths about what will bring happ...
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Huntley woman makes jewelry for therapyApr 20, 2012 1:11 pm - Huntley woman with spine injury finds jewelry-making therapeutic
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What parents need to know about kids and concussionsApr 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Maribel Piccinini, the mother of 16-year-old Conant High School football player Troy Piccinini, knows well the risks associated with pediatric concussion. She's navigate...
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Libertyville High students swim, bike and run for fitness classApr 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Perched atop a stationary bicycle in the Libertyville High School cardio room Thursday morning, Julia Elsmo pedalled with apparent ease, not even bothering to use the ma...
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Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg Relay for Life hosts fundraiserApr 19, 2012 3:59 pm - Relay For Life Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates is hosting a kick-off event and fundraiser from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24, at Poplar Creek Bowl, 2354 W. Higgins R...
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Stedman Graham visits Barrington High School with career adviceApr 19, 2012 12:20 pm - Stedman Graham, author of the new book, “Identity: Your Passport to Success” spoke to Barrington High School students Thursday along with former Chicago Bears Matt Maybe...
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Children struggling with weight and obesityApr 18, 2012 2:36 am - As new parents, thoughts of genetics are incredibly exciting: Will we have a boy or girl? Will they have my brown eyes or his blue? There are so many fun thoughts on the...
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Schaumburg, Conant girls play water polo Thursday to fight cancerApr 17, 2012 12:22 pm - The Schaumburg and Conant High School Girls Water Polo teams have joined forces to raise money for the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life event with a fundraiser g...