Health and Fitness
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U.S. cancer rates declineApr 09, 2012 6:00 am - ATLANTA — A new report says U.S. cancer rates continue to fall. Health officials say cancer rates have been going down thanks to better screening, treatment advances and...
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Dementia's youngest victims defy stereotypesApr 09, 2012 6:00 am - LEESBURG, Fla. — Doreen Watson-Beard cared for more people with dementia than she could count. The nurse was so moved by her patients that she led Alzheimer's support gr...
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Your health: Popcorn's advantagesApr 09, 2012 6:00 am - Popcorn's plus Who knew that munching on popcorn could be good for you? Scientists at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania have reported that the popped kerne...
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Take precautions to prevent spreading impetigoApr 09, 2012 6:00 am - Q. After a recent cross-country drive, staying in many roadside motels, I ended up with a skin infection called impetigo. Could I have gotten this infection in a mot...
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UK officials boost health measures before OlympicsApr 08, 2012 7:00 am - LONDON — U.K. health officials are increasing their surveillance for any potential disease outbreaks that could disrupt the London Olympics this summer. An estimated 3 m...
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Lake County Health officials warn about tick sightings to be alertApr 08, 2012 6:00 am - The Lake County Health Department recently has been asked to identify ticks — one being a deer tick — found on pets and is cautioning residents to be alert. There are tw...
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You've got mail, and it's from your dead loved oneApr 07, 2012 11:00 pm - Imagine receiving a birthday video from your long-dead father, a Mother's Day drawing from your daughter who died last fall or an anniversary note from a spouse who no l...
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Chicago to host childhood malnutrition summitApr 06, 2012 4:36 pm - Another summit is headed to Chicago. While the NATO summit is wrapping up on Monday, May 21, Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to host a half-day summit on child malnutrition in ...
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Geneva High students tested for heart ailmentsApr 05, 2012 4:21 pm - Brian and Kathy Wetters believe no parent should enter a child’s room to wake them up only to find their son or daughter died in their sleep of an undiagnosed heart ailm...
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Medical society plans $20 million headquarters in SchaumburgApr 05, 2012 3:42 pm - The American Society of Anesthesiologists plans to leave its longtime headquarters in Park Ridge as part of a $20 million expansion move to Schaumburg. The professional ...