Health and Fitness
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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...
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Waukegan health fair:Sep 09, 2014 1:01 am - The Field House Sports & Fitness Center, Vista Health System and the American Diabetes Association are teaming with Hall-of-Famer Lou Brock to raise awareness and educat...
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Gurnee man is first reported Lake County West Nile caseSep 09, 2014 1:01 am - The first confirmed human case of West Nile virus has been reported in Lake County but health officials say activity is below average this season. A 48-year-old Gurnee m...