Health and Fitness
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Reasons to jump into judo
Aug 24, 2015 5:45 am - The biggest star in mixed martial arts, Ronda Rousey, has brought new attention, at least in the United States, to judo. So, I decided to acquaint myself with it. Or rea...
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Therapy dogs play important role at hospitalAug 23, 2015 11:00 pm - Fred Bartling of Arlington Heights and his Alaskan malamute Yukon always draw lots of attention when they visit with patients at Northwest Community Hospital. Beyond his...
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Working lots of overtime? Your risk of stroke may increase, study findsAug 23, 2015 7:33 am - If you're a hard-charging workaholic who sleeps at the office and thinks hard work never killed anyone, there's some news out of the British medical journal the Lancet t...
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Your health: Turn good posture into less back painAug 23, 2015 7:15 am - Turn good posture into less back pain Most of us get back pain at some point in our lives. One surprisingly simple strategy can go a long way to alleviating back pa...
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Constable: Depression-era boy from Schaumburg still a ballplayerAug 22, 2015 2:00 pm - The modern $200 carbon-fiber metal bat whips through the summer air at this Mount Prospect synthetic-turf field to rocket a 12-inch softball through the hole between thi...
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Mouth sores can lead to finger infectionAug 22, 2015 7:00 am - It wasn't fun having recurring cold sores, but it was truly mortifying to discover that her painful mouth sores were caused by the herpes virus. Yes, the 16-year-old kn...
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Tuberculosis is still a killer diseaseAug 22, 2015 7:00 am - Q: I have terrible sciatica pain from a slipped disk, but I've hesitated to take steroid pills. What do you think about this treatment? A: Your spine is essentially a co...
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Palatine teen with brain tumor to meet CubsAug 21, 2015 1:00 am - Watch the Cubs game Saturday afternoon, and you might see 15-year-old Palatine native Justin Davis having one of the best days of his life. Justin will be the game's hon...
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Yoga keeps kids 'engaged, energized'Aug 20, 2015 6:00 am - “Wow, yoga is awesome and very, very fun,” said 8-year-old Kate O'Neill from Lake Zurich. That's right, 8 years old. If you think yoga is a bunch of adult women dressed ...
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Does watching a film cliffhanger help us understand the brain?