Health and Fitness
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Your health: Brain foods may help avoid dementiaSep 10, 2016 7:30 am - Brain foods may help avoid dementia A study, recently published in the journal Alzheimer's and Dementia, suggests that eating certain "brain foods" decreases your c...
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Language exercises help stroke patients regain speechSep 10, 2016 7:30 am - Q: My mother recently had a stroke, and it's severely impacted her ability to speak. What can be done to help her regain her speech? A: Losing the ability to speak, or t...
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Vitamin D deficiency may increase risk of Polycystic Ovary SyndromeSep 10, 2016 7:30 am - There is an accumulating body of research demonstrating that vitamin D is important in reducing the risk of a number of medical conditions such as high blood pressure, t...
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Can virtual reality help hospitals treat pain?
Sep 10, 2016 7:11 am - When Deona Duke woke up from a medically-induced coma to begin recovering from burns that covered almost a third of her body, one of her treatments was hurling snowballs...
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Boomers can make their last years rewarding even without children
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Hands-only CPR training offered Sept. 14Sep 09, 2016 1:00 am - Advocate Condell Medical Center's Heart Institute and the American Heart Association are teaming up to host a CPR training event at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the Ad...
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West Nile case confirmed in InglesideSep 09, 2016 1:00 am - An Ingleside resident is the first person in Lake County with a confirmed case of West Nile virus this year, the Lake County Health Department reported Friday. The unide...
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Breast cancer survivors connect with 'HOPE'Sep 08, 2016 11:00 pm - Centegra Health System is offering a breast cancer survivor support group called "HOPE, High On Positive Energy," where participants can connect with other breast cancer...
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NCH offering free programs for older adults this monthSep 08, 2016 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (September 1, 2016) - Northwest Community Healthcare is hosting several free programs for adults over age 55 at the Arlington Heights Senior Cent...
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Northwestern Medicine's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute celebrates Transcatheter Valve ProgramSep 08, 2016 11:00 pm - Northwestern Medicine's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute is celebrating the success of its transcatheter valve program, a pioneering technology that replaces or repairs le...