Health and Fitness
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Triathlon leaves 74-year-old in good shape for marathonOct 06, 2011 5:00 am - An athlete since childhood, Bob Oury was in his 40s when he heard about this new competition. “Somebody said there was a triathlon, and I said, ‘What's that?' They said,...
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Northwest Community Healthcare launches health clinic in Palatine Jewel-OscoOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - Citing statistics that nearly half the community it serves is without a primary care physician, Northwest Community Healthcare this week launched its first retail clinic...
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Mt. Prospect offers circuit breaker, ILCaresRX helpOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - The Village of Mount Prospect Human Services Department can assist residents with the application process for The state of Illinois’ Circuit Breaker & IL CaresRx Program...
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Transitional Care wins preliminary approval in Arlington Hts.Oct 04, 2011 12:00 am - The Arlington Heights village board Monday gave preliminary approval for rezoning for a short-term rehabilitation facility on property where AT&T formerly had offices at...
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Health department yanks license of abortion clinicOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - Health officials have yanked the license of an abortion clinic in Rockford, citing the lack of an experienced operating room nurse and other problems. The Illinois Depar...
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Study: Whooping cough vaccination doesn't lastOct 03, 2011 6:15 am - ATLANTA — The whooping cough vaccine given to babies and toddlers loses much of its effectiveness after just three years — a lot faster than doctors believed — and that ...
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Fatherhood may be good for men's healthOct 03, 2011 6:00 am - Fatherhood may be a kick in the old testosterone, but it may also help keep a man alive. New research suggests that dads are a little less likely to die of heart-related...
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Your health: Skip the beef for Mother Earth's sakeOct 03, 2011 6:00 am - Hold the burger One more way to soften your carbon footprint: Eat more healthfully. According to Eating Well magazine, leaving meat and cheese off the menu isn't j...
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Diabetes killing every 7 secondsOct 03, 2011 6:00 am - Diabetes afflicts 366 million people, killing one every seven seconds, according to the International Diabetes Federation, which said new estimates of the global burden ...
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Don't let end-of-year bustle sidetrack your fitness goalsOct 03, 2011 6:00 am - As the weather turns colder, you may feel your energy levels dropping with the temperature. This causes many people to abandon their workout routines until New Year's re...