Health and Fitness
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Hanover Park fire department holds CPR courseSep 24, 2014 1:01 am - The Hanover Park Fire Department will be holding a first-aid class Saturday recommended for baby sitters and new parents. Fire officials will teach CPR and how to use an...
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Naperville 'Big Ball' soccer tourney to fight spinal muscular diseaseSep 23, 2014 5:15 am - Event organizers for the first Big Ball Soccer Tournament in Naperville are practicing their soccer puns, if not so much their soccer skills, in advance of a new event s...
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U.S. warns that Ebola could infect 1.4 millionSep 23, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - U.S. health officials Tuesday laid out worst-case and best-case scenarios for the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, warning that the number of infected people co...
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Lessons learned 6 months into worst Ebola outbreakSep 23, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - Six months into the biggest-ever Ebola outbreak, scientists say they know more about how the deadly virus behaves. The first cases were reported in Guinea by th...
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Expanding bellies: Americans' middles are getting thickerSep 22, 2014 5:45 am - CHICAGO — The number of American men and women with big-bellied, apple-shaped figures — the most dangerous kind of obesity — has climbed at a startling rate over the pas...
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Your health: Walk or bike to work to increase happinessSep 22, 2014 5:45 am - Walk or bike to work to increase happiness Walking to work is not only good for your body; it may also benefit your psychological health, a new study from England...
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Fibromyalgia appears to have real underlying causesSep 22, 2014 5:45 am - Q: My sister was just diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Can you tell me more about this condition? A: Fibromyalgia is a somewhat controversial condition, although less so tha...
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Helping individuals shipwrecked by drug abuseSep 22, 2014 5:45 am - There is a battle going on in DuPage County - a battle against drug abuse. Since the heroin-related deaths of seven young people in 2011, the mobilization of community a...
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CDC tells healthy adults not to forget flu vaccineSep 21, 2014 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - It's time for flu vaccine again and while it's important for the whole family, this year health officials have some different advice for different ages: Cer...
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Study: Artificial sweeteners may promote diabetesSep 21, 2014 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Using artificial sweeteners may set the stage for diabetes in some people by hampering the way their bodies handle sugar, suggests a preliminary study do...