Health and Fitness
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Your health: Addicted to food?Feb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Are you addicted? If you think you might be addicted to food, consult your doctor who might refer you to a specialist. A physician or therapist might ask questions...
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Muscles ache from shoveling? Suburban doctors offer some adviceFeb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - After hours of shoveling or snowplowing this week, many people are now nursing sore backs, shoulders, knees and arms. By repeatedly twisting, bending, lifting and squatt...
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ESO program brings soothing sounds to Sherman HospitalFeb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Dale Lonis knows something about music's healing properties. Elgin Symphony Orchestra's chief executive officer discovered just how important a role music plays in the h...
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Stutterers find inspiration in 'King's Speech'Feb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - A movie about a stuttering monarch, without sex, car chases or sinewy superheroes, hardly sounds like blockbuster box-office fare. But in a less flashy way, “The King's ...
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Lombard promotes Fitness in FebruaryFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Even if Lombard residents didn’t plan on it, many of them got a workout during the aftermath of the blizzard. Shoveling snow gave residents one way to participate in Fit...
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Altruistic donors boost hopes for those waiting for kidney transplantFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Their stories amaze. Brenda Bogue, a 44-year-old physical therapist and marathon runner who lives in Schaumburg, was inspired to donate one of her kidneys by a story she...
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Des Plaines children have something to smile aboutFeb 02, 2011 12:00 am - An estimated 26 children from lower-income families in the Des Plaines community will get free exams and cleanings for “Give Kids a Smile Day” on Saturday, Feb. 5. Child...
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Analysis details Avastin's rare fatal side effectsFeb 01, 2011 2:00 pm - CHICAGO — A new analysis raises fresh questions about the risks of the blockbuster cancer drug Avastin, suggesting the chance of dying from side effects linked to it is ...
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FDA declines to approve Orexigen diet drugJan 31, 2011 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The government on Tuesday unexpectedly rejected what appeared to be the most promising candidate among a class of new diet drugs, wiping out hopes for a new...
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Small gestures of good, bad leave lasting marks on kidsJan 30, 2011 11:00 pm - A smart kid with good grades, Michael Spivak came from a supportive family and had just celebrated a successful bar mitzvah that ushered him into manhood. But he still w...