Health and Fitness
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Simple lifestyle changes can have a significant effect at reducing blood pressureOct 04, 2014 7:00 am - In a recent article I wrote about the benefits of hibiscus tea for high blood pressure. Since that article, a number of my patients have asked me "what other supplements...
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Passionate and precise, the tango is also therapeuticOct 04, 2014 7:00 am - Scientists in the United States have confirmed what researchers around the world have suspected for some time: "Slow … slow … quick-quick-slow," the basic steps to the d...
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Medical first: Baby born to woman who got new wombOct 03, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - In a medical first, a woman in Sweden has given birth after receiving a womb transplant, the doctor who performed the pioneering procedure said Friday. The 36-...
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Home where Ebola patient stayed awaits cleaningOct 03, 2014 1:01 am - DALLAS - A hazardous-materials crew planned to return Friday to a Texas apartment where the U.S. Ebola patient stayed to collect bed sheets and towels used by the infect...
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JOURNEYS lauds laundry aid from medical centersOct 03, 2014 1:01 am - Two days before Northwest suburban homeless shelters' Oct. 1 opening for the cold weather months, JOURNEYS | The Road Home received word that its primary donator of laun...
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Palombi Middle School shows power of pinkOct 03, 2014 1:00 am - Palombi Middle School in Lake Villa was all decked out in pink Friday as students and staff held their annual Pink Out and Breast Cancer Awareness Walk event. Some 950 s...
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In Texas Ebola patient's neighborhood, scores sickOct 02, 2014 1:01 am - MONROVIA, Liberia - Thomas Eric Duncan rushed to help his 19-year-old neighbor when she began convulsing days after first complaining of stomach pain. Everyone assumed h...
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Breast Cancer awarenessOct 02, 2014 1:01 am - In recognition of October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a Celebration of Life & Candle Lighting Ceremony is set for Wednesday, Oct. 08, 1 to 3 p.m., at Park...
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Airline seeks those who flew with Ebola patientOct 02, 2014 1:01 am - DALLAS - Chicago-based United Airlines said Thursday it is notifying passengers who were on flights with a man later diagnosed with Ebola and telling them how to contact...
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Caregiver for N. Barrington family honored at surprise ceremonyOct 02, 2014 1:01 am - Lucas Leger received a big surprise, and achieved an even bigger honor, when he showed up to work in North Barrington Wednesday afternoon. Leger, who works as a home ca...