Health and Fitness
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U.S. life expectancy flat for third straight yearDec 11, 2015 4:48 am - Life expectancy in the United States has stalled for three straight years, the government announced last week. A child born last year can expect to make it to 78 years a...
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How technology helps nurses start IVs right the first timeDec 11, 2015 12:00 am - For any patient who's ever been stuck multiple times by a nurse trying to start an IV, a medical device now in widespread use at Edward Hospital in Naperville is a welco...
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Feeling like a Grinch? At least it won't shorten your life
Dec 10, 2015 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - There's good news for grumpy women: Being happy apparently has no effect on how long you might live. That's the conclusion of the latest attempt to find ou...
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Learn how to make the scale your friendDec 09, 2015 10:00 pm - During the busy holiday season, many of us dread stepping on the scale. While we indulge in cookies, cakes and candies of every kind, we figure what we don't know can't ...
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Lombard roller rink helps seniors live long, feel goodDec 08, 2015 10:00 pm - Between 10 a.m. and noon every Friday, there's a decidedly different vibe to the Lombard Roller Rink. Sure, balloons and other decorations, aimed at kids, dot the rink....
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Lake County Health urges residents to get flu shotDec 07, 2015 7:00 am - To reduce the risk of illness, public health departments and health care organizations across the state, including the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Cen...
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Shalom meets namaste
Dec 07, 2015 4:45 am - For most people, the word "Hanukkah" evokes images of candles burning on a menorah, Adam Sandler's song or a pile of enough presents to cover eight nights. Images of yog...
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How Seasonal Affective Disorder came to be recognized as a problem
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Your health: Holiday decorating injuries are on the riseDec 06, 2015 6:12 am - When 'ho-ho' turns to 'oh, no!' Twisted ankles and backs, cuts, scrapes, bumps, bruises and electrical shocks are just a few things that can go wrong when people s...
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Poor neighborhoods struggle without supermarketsDec 06, 2015 12:00 am - ST. LOUIS - As part of Michelle Obama's healthy eating initiative, a group of major food retailers promised in 2011 to open or expand 1,500 grocery or convenience stores...