Health and Fitness
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Your health: Sibling ties that bindSep 19, 2011 6:00 am - Family matters Even though they sometimes get on your nerves, brothers and sisters are good to have around, according to The Washington Post. In “The Sibling Effect...
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Restless Leg Syndrome responds to calciumSep 19, 2011 6:00 am - Editor's note: After 28 years of writing a health advice column, Dr. Peter Gott is retiring. Today is his last column. Q. My husband and I are both in our late ...
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'Contagion' epidemic 'very plausible,' scientists saySep 19, 2011 1:00 am - ATLANTA — Yes, it could happen. But it's a stretch. “Contagion,” a Hollywood thriller that opened last weekend, rocketed to No. 1 at the box office through its gripping ...
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Alzheimer’s event Sept. 21 in Arlington Hts.Sep 19, 2011 12:00 am - Church Creek in Arlington Heights will host “Resources to Remember,” an event for caregivers and families of Alzheimer’s patients, from 3:30-6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21. ...
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Park Ridge, Wheeling, Schaumburg and Arlington volunteeers honoredSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - To recognize the talent and skills that experienced volunteers bring to our communities, RSVP of Northern Cook and Northern DuPage counties joins in the nationwide celeb...
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New global killers: heart, lung disease and cancerSep 17, 2011 6:04 am - What’s killing us? For decades, global health leaders have focused on diseases that can spread — AIDS, tuberculosis, new flu bugs. They pushed for vaccines, better treat...
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Kids Fight Cancer was Arlington Hts. businessman’s legacySep 17, 2011 12:00 am - Life stories Jim Pesoli ~ 1955-2011 By Eileen O. Daday Daily Herald correspondent Jim Pesoli seemed nearly invincible after he fought off cancer four times and star...
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Emanuel: Wellness program needed for city workersSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - Chicago city employees would have to pay $50 per month more for health care if they choose not to participate in a wellness program announced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Eman...
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FDA disputes Dr. Oz's apple juice warningSep 15, 2011 12:00 am - The federal Food and Drug Administration and a leading doctor are disputing suggestions by television show host Dr. Mehmet Oz that trace amounts of arsenic in many apple...
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Barrington area hospital produces cancer videoSep 14, 2011 12:00 am - Cancer survivors or those with loved ones who have lost their battle with cancer are invited to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital’s overflow ambulance bay between 1-3 p.m....