Health and Fitness
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Vietnam vets need to file claims by Aug. 30Aug 04, 2011 12:00 am - The Veterans Assistance Commission of Lake County is reminding Vietnam veterans who have existing medical diagnoses for certain diseases to file their claims before ...
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Medicare prescription premiums won’t rise in 2012Aug 04, 2011 12:00 am - Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration had good news for seniors Thursday: The average monthly premium for Medicare’s popular prescription program won’t ...
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Libertyville coach's cancer diagnosis inspires benefitAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - Nearly 100 students and alumni from Libertyville High School got to act like little kids again on Saturday, but for a good cause. Teams of students signed up to play Pin...
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Golf benefit raises $71,000 for Condell cancer careAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - More than $70,000 was raised last month in a golf outing to benefit Cancer Care Services at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. About 120 golfers attended t...
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Des Plaines bird died from West Nile virusAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - The Cook County Department of Public Health reported Wednesday that they have found two birds infected with the West Nile virus in the suburban Chicago area. A dead crow...
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Mt. Prospect prepares to welcome Walk for the CureAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - Mount Prospect is preparing to cheer on the second day of the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure on Saturday, Aug. 6, just as it does every year. The walkers, dedica...
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'Miracle baby' now 5, and continues to surpriseAug 02, 2011 1:00 am - Around Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, they still call 5-year-old Javier Sotelo of Des Plaines the “miracle baby.” After being born at 28 weeks gestati...
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Your health: Take the 'Daily Challenge'Aug 01, 2011 1:00 am - Once-a-day advice Do these thoughts run through your mind: “I already ate an unhealthy lunch; I might as well eat junk for dinner, too.” “A 20-minute jog won't make...
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Maybe just stay home for vacationAug 01, 2011 12:00 am - Do vacations make us happy for long? According to studies published in recent years, not really. Not only are the positive effects of holidays on our well-being weak, th...
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Heroin vaccine shows promiseAug 01, 2011 12:00 am - A new study by a team of researchers in California shows it is possible to vaccinate laboratory animals against the effects of heroin. The vaccine not only blunted the p...