Health and Fitness
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Counterfeit drugs becoming big business worldwideFeb 19, 2012 5:22 am - WASHINGTON — The discovery that a fake version of the widely used cancer medicine Avastin is circulating in the United States is raising new fears that the multibillion-...
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Children’s Wellness Fair is Feb. 21Feb 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Parents are invited to learn about fostering health and wellness in their children at the Children’s Wellness Fair, sponsored by the Hoffman Estates Park District and Al...
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Playwright Tony Kushner to speak at Chicago AIDS eventFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - Celebrated playwright Tony Kushner will share his thoughts on the AIDS epidemic as the guest of honor at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago’s annual spring dinner. Kushner w...
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Hospitals call for junk food taxFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - Trimming Illinois’ Medicaid spending is one of the stickiest problems lawmakers will consider this year, but Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposal to cut $2 billion is a blunt appro...
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Dairy warns of unpasteurized milkFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - OSSEO, Wis. — A Wisconsin dairy is warning customers not to drink some of its whole milk because it may not be properly pasteurized. Castle Rock Organic Dairy Plant of O...
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Vista Retains Cancer AccreditationFeb 15, 2012 10:00 pm - Vista Health System today announced that it has been granted a three-year Accreditation with Commendation for its Cancer Program from the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of t...
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Oscar Robertson raising awareness after cancer fightFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. — Oscar Robertson is stepping back into the spotlight. After living quietly in Ohio, the NBA Hall of Famer is bringing awareness to an issue affecting peop...
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Tainted sprouts again linked to Jimmy John’sFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Sprouts from the sandwich chain Jimmy John’s have been linked to an outbreak of foodborne illness — again. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prev...
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Nearly 1 in 20 Americans opt for knee replacementFeb 13, 2012 5:00 am - Nearly 1 in 20 Americans older than 50 have artificial knees, or more than 4 million people, according to the first national estimate showing how common these replacemen...
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Many smokers not big on dentistsFeb 13, 2012 5:00 am - ATLANTA — Smokers not only have more problems with their teeth than nonsmokers, they also go to the dentist less often. Those are the findings of a new government survey...