Health and Fitness
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Number of suspected mumps cases at 3 Barrington schools now at 12Mar 01, 2017 12:00 am - Health officials said Thursday there are two confirmed cases of mumps at Barrington High School and they have identified 10 probable cases of the disease at the high sch...
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Gene therapy to fight a blood cancer succeeds in major study
Feb 28, 2017 6:00 am - An experimental gene therapy that turns a patient's own blood cells into cancer killers worked in a major study, with more than one-third of very sick lymphoma patients ...
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Five myths about colorectal cancer debunkedFeb 27, 2017 10:00 pm - March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and the American Cancer Society is on a myth-busting mission to let people know that this leading cancer killer is a...
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NCH hosts fall risk screening clinicFeb 26, 2017 10:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (February 27, 2017) - With 2.5 million older individuals being treated for fall injuries every year in hospital emergency departments across the ...
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Weight statistics of the 2017 Fittest Loser contestantsFeb 26, 2017 6:30 am - Here are the starting week statistics for the four 2017 Fittest Loser Challenge contestants. Follow along each week to see their progress. James DeBouver Army Age: 33 ...
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How to stay sane in a world of crazy news
Feb 26, 2017 6:15 am - Life comes at you fast - these days, it seems, at the speed of light. The first 100 days of any new presidential administration bring a flurry of actions and reactions, ...
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80 teams to compete in Fittest Loser At Work ChallengeFeb 26, 2017 6:00 am - Records are made to be broken and the Fittest Loser At Work Challenge continues to do just that. Now in its fifth year, the At Work Challenge has swelled to more than 39...
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Fittest Loser tip #1: Get motivatedFeb 26, 2017 6:00 am - Whether you're in full-out hibernation mode or stressed out from your busy schedule, your exercise routine could be the first to get the boot. However, continuing your ...
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4 out of every 5 veterans are overweight. Why?Feb 26, 2017 12:00 am - A family funeral convinced one local veteran that he needed to lose weight, so he joined the MOVE program at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital near Maywood. "He couldn't fit ...
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Meet the four veterans who will take on 2017 Fittest Loser ChallengeFeb 25, 2017 10:00 pm - A grandfather wants to play with his granddaughter atop a mountain without losing his breath. A veteran hopes to assuage the pains that wrack both his body and his mind ...