Health and Fitness
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Arlington police accepting unwanted drugsSep 14, 2014 1:01 am - The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Arlington Heights Police Department will coordinate efforts to remove potentially dangerous drugs from homes. The nint...
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iPhones with bigger screens may find eager buyers among seniorsSep 13, 2014 7:22 am - Eden Adams, 65, is ready to upgrade after using her iPhone for about three years. The schoolteacher from Fremont, California, had looked at her daughter's Samsung Electr...
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Study: Teens who smoke pot daily less likely to complete high schoolSep 13, 2014 7:00 am - Teenagers who smoke marijuana daily are more than 60 percent less likely to complete high school than those who never use. They're also 60 percent less likely to graduat...
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Special wedding guest: Man who saved groom's lifeSep 12, 2014 1:01 am - MINNEAPOLIS - When Adam Myers and Sloan Braith get married Saturday, they'll have a special guest present: the man whose bone marrow made their big day possible. Jeremy ...
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NCH CEO to meet with suburban seniorsSep 11, 2014 1:01 am - Local seniors will soon have the opportunity to sit down with the CEO of Arlington Heights-based Northwest Community Healthcare for a discussion about health care needs ...
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Hospitals, doctors 'crazy' busy with virus sweeping suburbsSep 11, 2014 1:00 am - Virus going around is 'not a reason to panic,' suburban doctors say
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Senior citizen health fair:Sep 10, 2014 1:01 am - State Rep. Ed Sullivan hosts his annual senior citizen health fair from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Sept. 18 at the Libertyville Sports Complex, 1950 N. Route 45, Libertyvi...
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Interactive maps finds flu shot clinics citywideSep 10, 2014 1:00 am - A new mapping tool could make finding locations to get flu shots more convenient for Chicago residents. The Chicago Department of Public Health and a local web develope...
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Family tragedy shapes some Miss America platformsSep 09, 2014 6:00 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Raeanna Johnson and the rest of her family didn't know her 18-year-old brother Tyler was addicted to methamphetamine until after he committed suici...
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Schaumburg Township hosts Wellness Day Sept. 17Sep 09, 2014 1:01 am - Schaumburg Township will host the fourth annual Community Wellness Day from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 at township hall, 1 Illinois Blvd. in Hoffman Estates. Free a...