Health and Fitness
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Booking a trip to the ER on your smartphone? It's a breezeJan 15, 2015 12:01 am - TRENTON, N.J. - It's like OpenTable for medical appointments. No waiting weeks to see a dermatologist. No sitting for hours in the emergency room. No frantic calls to fi...
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Antioch Township to host blood drive Jan. 24Jan 15, 2015 12:01 am - Antioch Township and the Antioch Area Health Accessibility Alliance will sponsor a LifeSource blood drive and bone marrow registration on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 10 a.m....
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Suburban firefighter's wife gives part of liver to another's toddlerJan 14, 2015 4:30 am - The moms, six young kids between them, made a pact. Tanya Casey and Holly Schlesser, wives of suburban firefighters and type-A personalities, promised not to cry, to g...
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Officials: Mt. Prospect seniors needing more financial helpJan 14, 2015 12:01 am - Mount Prospect's Human Services Department is shouldering a lot more responsibility these days addressing the needs of seniors, domestic violence victims and non-English...
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2 men reach top of Yosemite's El Capitan in historic climbJan 14, 2015 12:00 am - YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A pair of Americans on Wednesday completed what had long been considered the world's most difficult rock climb, using only their hands a...
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Motivated to ride a bike? Bike-share company changes nameJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Now that it has moved from laid-back Portland, Oregon, to amped-up New York, the company that runs bike-sharing programs in New York, Chicago and other major ...
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Mundelein blood drive:Jan 13, 2015 12:01 am - The Mundelein Fire Department is working with LifeSource to host a "special emergency blood drive" on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Mundelein Fire Station...
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Tips for staying safe during frigid temperaturesJan 12, 2015 10:00 pm - Midwesterners are quite used to Mother Nature's fickle ways during winter, but with today's extreme temperatures, a medical expert from Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital s...
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Your health: Cold weather can actually cause colds, study showsJan 12, 2015 4:45 am - Cold weather can actually cause colds Whether cold temperatures have anything to do with catching a cold has long been a question that supposedly separates believe...
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A beginner's guide: How to safely start a high-intensity workoutJan 12, 2015 4:45 am - It's January and you're ready to live up to your New Year's resolution to be healthy and exercise more. But you just don't want to do walking and stretching. You are gea...