Health and Fitness
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New military support group meets in Elk Grove VillageJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - Children’s Home + Aid is opening a new support group for military families that will meet from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Feb. 1, at Alexian Brothers’ Roncoli Cente...
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Even short breaks from sitting may help heartJan 16, 2011 12:00 am - Taking small breaks from sitting down such as standing for phone calls or walking to see colleagues may trim office workers’ waistlines and help their heart and metaboli...
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Poll shows raw feelings ease over health lawJan 15, 2011 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — As lawmakers shaken by the shooting of a colleague return to the health care debate, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds raw feelings over President Barack ...
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Nagging cough can have number of causesJan 15, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. I have had a cough for a couple of years. I've had chest X-rays, been to different doctors, tried cough medicine, cough drops and all sorts of things, but I just ...
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Cancer survivor aims to raze barriers with appJan 15, 2011 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — In the late 1990s, Marty Tenenbaum was a hotshot e-commerce entrepreneur riding high on the dot-com boom when he noticed a lump on his body. His doctor ...
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Your health: Self-help adviceJan 15, 2011 10:00 pm - Self-help advice American women who pick up one of January's self-help magazines will be assaulted with advice for living better and losing weight in 2011. Self su...
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Window for flu shots closingJan 14, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Flu season’s arrived with lots of coughing and fever and it’s sure to spread. The good news: There’s still plenty of vaccine for procrastinators. But don’t ...
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Researcher finds easy solution for test anxietyJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - SEATTLE — A simple writing exercise can relieve students of test anxiety and may help them get better scores than their less anxious classmates, a new study has found. ...
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South Barrington Parks holds free health fairJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - The South Barrington Park District, in conjunction with Alexian Brothers Hospital Network, is offering a free Health Fair for the community from 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Jan....
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Chicago to test drinking water for chromium 6Jan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - City officials say Chicago will begin routine testing of its tap water for a form of the heavy metal chromium linked in recent studies to stomach cancer. Officials annou...