Health and Fitness
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Study: Novel heart drug a 'breakthrough'Aug 30, 2014 1:01 am - A new study reports one of the biggest potential advances against heart failure in more than a decade - a first-of-a-kind, experimental drug that lowered the chances of ...
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Sex educator's tips for parents on having The TalkAug 29, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK - One of the first things Al Vernacchio does in his high school Sexuality and Society class is stand at a podium in a sweater vest and tie surrounded by a wall ...
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U of I among colleges screening some students for EbolaAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - BUFFALO, N.Y. - College students from West Africa may be subject to extra health checks when they arrive to study in the United States as administrators try to insulate ...
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Anti-drug event plannedAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - Stand Strong, a community coalition dedicated to keeping Stevenson High School students drug- and alcohol-free, is sponsoring a panel discussion entitled "Not My Kid?!" ...
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Senegal confirms its first case of EbolaAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - DAKAR, Senegal - Senegal has recorded its first case of Ebola in an outbreak that is ravaging its West African neighbors, the Ministry of Health said Friday. The infecte...
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Schaumburg Township to host Community Wellness DayAug 28, 2014 1:01 am - Schaumburg Township will host its fourth annual Community Wellness Day from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 1 Illinois Blvd. in Hoffman Estates. Residents have the o...
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U.S. to begin safety testing Ebola vaccine next weekAug 28, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Federal researchers next week will start testing humans with an experimental vaccine to prevent the deadly Ebola virus. The National Institutes of Health an...
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Tripping seniors on purpose to stop future fallsAug 28, 2014 1:01 am - Researchers are tripping seniors on purpose, and it's not some kind of warped practical joke. The experiment is among techniques being studied to prevent falls, the lea...
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Naperville family helps show that germs travel, and that's OKAug 28, 2014 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Sorry, clean freaks. No matter how well you scrub your home, it's covered in bacteria from your own body. And if you pack up and move, new research shows, y...
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Medieval Times donates retiring horse to Partners For Progress in WaucondaAug 26, 2014 11:00 pm - A team from Medieval Times in Schaumburg recently donated a retiring quarter horse to Partners For Progress in Wauconda. The handoff happened during the annual Family S...