Health and Fitness
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Teagen’s fight inspires Pennies for PatientsFeb 03, 2012 4:30 am - This year marks not only the 10th anniversary of Teagen Reid’s successful bone marrow transplant, it’s the 10th year her mother has led an effort benefiting the Leukemia...
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Report: Some Minn. babies born with high mercuryFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — One in 10 babies along Minnesota’s border with Lake Superior is born with unhealthy levels of mercury, according to a new report. Researchers also found th...
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Rolling Meadows teen's families celebrate 10 years after marrow transplantFeb 02, 2012 10:00 pm - Kyle Reid remembers a doctor telling him that the most important milestone - the one that would allow his Rolling Meadows family to finally exhale - was the 10-year anni...
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GOP lawmakers: Drop Cook County Medicaid requestFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Two Republican state lawmakers on Thursday said it would be hypocritical for Gov. Pat Quinn to seek expansion of a health insurance program for low-income ...
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Lake County reports outbreaks of stomach illnessJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Lake County health officials are reporting multiple recent outbreaks of a viral illness that causes stomach distress. There were nine outbreaks in January of norovirus i...
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Pfizer recalls 1 million birth-control packs on wrong dosageJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Pfizer Inc., the world’s biggest drugmaker, recalled 1 million birth-control packs after discovering that pills were mixed up inside the packages, possibly putting women...
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Brewers to accommodate fans with peanut allergiesJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Anyone who’s sung “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” knows that peanuts and Cracker Jack are forever linked with baseball. But for fans with peanut allergies, a ballpark exp...
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Reading lips may help baby learn how to talkJan 30, 2012 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — Babies don't learn to talk just from hearing sounds. New research suggests they're lip-readers, too. It happens during that magical stage when a baby's babb...
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Your health: Cold weather and your heartJan 30, 2012 5:00 am - Heart health The dead of winter is one of the most common times of the year for cardiovascular problems with holiday-time lack of exercise and weight gain only part...
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Even routine medical tests getting another lookJan 30, 2012 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — Recent headlines offered a fresh example of how the health care system subjects people to too many medical tests — this time research showing millions of ol...