Health and Fitness
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Periorbital cellulitis is more than meets the eyeFeb 14, 2015 11:00 pm - A collective gasp went up as the patient poked his head into the staff work area. The poor little guy looked like a toddler Rocky after his final round in the ring. But ...
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Redefining chronic fatigue with better diagnosis, new nameFeb 14, 2015 6:00 am - Doctors are getting a new way to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome — and influential government advisers say it's time to replace that hated name, too, to show it's a re...
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Baby born premature gets heart transplantFeb 14, 2015 12:00 am - Associated Press5 PHOENIX - Caylyn Otto bought a bracelet for her unborn son, but not for his baptism. "I pictured it being on an urn or being buried with him," Otto sai...
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Technique for ADHD can reboot brain wavesFeb 13, 2015 5:00 am - In September 2013, Chris Gardner went from kicking and spinning as a black belt in taekwondo to being locked in a world where he could not follow conversations — or even...
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Does an anti-aging pill already exist?Feb 13, 2015 12:00 am - One afternoon in the early 1980s, Suren Sehgal brought a strange package home from work and stashed it in his family's freezer. Wedged beside the ice cream, it was wrapp...
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Wheeling village hall to host blood driveFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - Walk-ins are welcome for a blood drive in Wheeling Wednesday, March 11. Donors of all types are needed for accident victims, critically ill patients, those awaiting surg...
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Researchers test brain stem device to help deaf childrenFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - At age 3, Angelica Lopez is helping to break a sound barrier for deaf children. Born without working auditory nerves, she can detect sounds for the first ti...
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Researchers test device to help deaf children detect soundsFeb 12, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - At age 3, Angelica Lopez is helping to break a sound barrier for deaf children. Born without working auditory nerves, she can detect sounds for the fir...
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How much lead is in your chocolate?Feb 12, 2015 5:00 am - If you have been happily snarfing down chocolate in recent years, secure in the knowledge that those flavonols were at least doing good things for your heart, today ...
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Health-conscious firms develop hub in Arlington Hts.Feb 12, 2015 12:00 am - A community of health-conscious businesses is growing and supporting one another in downtown Arlington Heights. With Pure Juice Cafe, Pulsation Yoga and Rush Performance...