Health and Fitness
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Streamwood facility plans activities to combat childhood obesityOct 19, 2014 11:00 pm - September marked National Childhood Obesity Month. Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System has joined forces with the country and the community to bring awareness to th...
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Family fun, wellness night in Highland ParkOct 19, 2014 1:01 am - Free health screenings and family fun fitness activities are planned Friday, Nov. 7, for adults and children during the Family Fun and Wellness Night. It runs from 5 to ...
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Robotic device helps paralyzed groom walk aisleOct 18, 2014 11:00 pm - DEWITT, N.Y. - New York resident Matt Ficarra has been paralyzed from the chest down since an accident three years ago, but that didn't stop him from walking down the ai...
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Getting what you pay for in back pain reliefOct 18, 2014 11:00 pm - “Back pain is so common that almost anyone can hang out a shingle, claim to have a cure, and make a living,” Richard A. Deyo writes in “Watch Your Back! How the Back Pai...
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The glutes are key components for hip stabilityOct 18, 2014 7:00 am - Does your job have you sitting on your rear most of the day? If so, chances are you have some muscle imbalances - most likely in your core and hips. I've addressed the ...
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Not all video games are harmfulOct 18, 2014 7:00 am - For all the talk about how video games rot our kids' brains (they've been linked to lower academic performance in college students and a lack of empathy in teens), there...
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Hospitals grapple with possibility of EbolaOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Step inside All Children's Hospital and you're greeted with three things: hand sanitizer, tissues and masks decorated with little cartoon Band-Aid...
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Ohio bridesmaids of nurse with Ebola quarantined, shop closesOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - AKRON, Ohio - Health officials say five bridesmaids of a Texas nurse with Ebola are among at least nine people voluntarily quarantined in northeast Ohio. The Akron Beaco...
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Obama names Ebola 'czar' as precautions expandOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Friday turned to a trusted adviser to lead the nation's Ebola response as efforts to clamp down on any possible route of infection...
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SPIN METER: Shaky claims on Ebola budgetsOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - EDITOR'S NOTE - An occasional look behind political rhetoric WASHINGTON - Less than three weeks before the midterm elections, Washington's Ebola blame game has spread to...