Health and Fitness
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Are you making the most of health savings accounts?
Jul 27, 2015 7:00 am - Health Savings Accounts make a lot of sense - at least, on paper. For account holders, they provide a triple tax advantage. Money set aside, earned or withdrawn from the...
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Take ibuprofen and baby aspirin at different timesJul 27, 2015 7:00 am - Q: I take ibuprofen every morning for my arthritis. My doctor wants me to take low-dose aspirin every day to reduce my heart attack risk. Ibuprofen and aspirin are both ...
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PBS sketches the science of running
Jul 27, 2015 6:00 am - So how, exactly, are you running wrong? And what happens in your muscles when you hit “the wall” during the marathon? And is using a Fitbit turning you into the Quantifi...
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Study shows specific fats may reduce risk of migrainesJul 27, 2015 6:00 am - A migraine headache can be severe and debilitating. Almost 15 percent of the earth's population will experience at least one migraine in their lifetime. For some peopl...
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Sandwich generation worried about own long-term care
Jul 27, 2015 5:45 am - WASHINGTON - Caught between kids and aging parents, the sandwich generation worries more than most Americans their age about how they'll afford their own care as they gr...
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Your health: Should men be concerned about belly fat?Jul 27, 2015 5:30 am - Fighting off that beer belly It's summer, you've been drinking more than normal with the guys, and you're noticing your girth is growing … could you be developing a...
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As state fiddles, developmentally disabled are waitingJul 27, 2015 5:00 am - My son, Bryan, is a happy, loving, hard-working, soon-to-be 17-year-old with moderate to severe autism, who attends a NSSEO school in Palatine. In the two years he has b...
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Get help to quit smoking in Lake CountyJul 26, 2015 1:00 am - The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Advocate Condell Me...
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PBS sketches the science of running
Jul 25, 2015 6:32 am - So how, exactly, are you running wrong? And what happens in your muscles when you hit "the wall" during the marathon? And is using a Fitbit turning you into the Quantifi...
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How landmark Americans with Disabilities Act changed 3 livesJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - The passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act 25 years ago on Sunday expanded opportunities and accessibility for millions of people with disabilities. These three ...