Health and Fitness
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Free program provides keys to a healthy pregnancyOct 20, 2015 11:00 pm - Through a grant from the March of Dimes, the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center is launching a new program called Becoming a Mom/Comenzando bien. It i...
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Cancer group's mammogram advice: Start later and get fewer
Oct 20, 2015 7:00 am - CHICAGO - The American Cancer Society now says women should start mammograms later in life and get fewer of them, a stance that puts the trusted group closer to an influ...
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Fun run a hit with Woodview studentsOct 20, 2015 1:00 am - More than 400 kindergarten through fourth-grade students ran, jumped and crawled through obstacles on a one-mile course as they participated in the "Wings Over Woodview"...
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Join Grayslake Middle School fun runOct 20, 2015 1:00 am - Employees and students of Grayslake Middle School will hold their fourth annual run for healthy bodies Friday, Oct. 23. This year's run was designed to occur just before...
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Caitlin Brodnick turned breast cancer scare into stand-up fodder
Oct 19, 2015 5:45 am - It's a rollicking Saturday night in the cozy basement comedy club at Stairs, a gay bar in New York's East Village. A series of young comedians are doing their 10-minute ...
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Your health: Eat fruits, veggies to reduce cancer riskOct 18, 2015 7:15 am - Eat fruits, veggies to reduce cancer risk Pink Ribbon Produce is returning to Meijer stores during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Throughout the month of October, M...
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Need an ambulance? Why you may not want the more sophisticated versionOct 18, 2015 1:00 am - Patients who are having a heart attack, stroke or other serious health emergency have a greater chance of surviving if they're taken to the hospital in a basic life-supp...
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North Aurora medical marijuana dispensary prepares to openOct 17, 2015 7:40 am - Trisha Seydel of Wheaton has had painful rheumatoid arthritis for 23 years. And conventional medical treatments have caused side effects that were worse than the disease...
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Should you compare mammograms costs?
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'Bad luck' is questionable explanation for cancerOct 17, 2015 7:15 am - Q: I thought cancer was the result of risky behaviors like smoking and spending too much time in the sun. But then I read an article about cancer and bad luck. So which ...