Health and Fitness
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Illinois low on list in funding home careJun 26, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois ranks near the bottom but has made significant progress 15 years after a landmark Supreme Court ruling on giving the disabled a choice to live outside instituti...
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Quinn signs bill to let psychologists prescribe medicationJun 25, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has signed off on a measure that allows psychologists in Illinois to prescribe medication to patients. The governor signed the legislation Wednesday in Ch...
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Salt Creek's 25th triathlon is Sunday at Twin LakesJun 24, 2014 11:00 pm - Registration is closed, but there's plenty to see Sunday, June 29, at the Salt Creek Rural Park District's 25th anniversary Twin Lakes Triathlon in Palatine. But you hav...
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Firefighters hold blood drive in Rolling MeadowsJun 24, 2014 1:01 am - The Rolling Meadows Fire Department is holding a blood drive Thursday, June 26, in memory of Josie Dolinsky, wife of Rolling Meadows firefighter Evan Dolinsky. She died ...
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Your health: Tips for practicing mindfulness at workJun 23, 2014 5:30 am - Tips for practicing mindfulness at work Google, eBay, Intel and General Mills all offer classes on it … mindfulness. In this corporate trend, businesses are finding...
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Technology makes tattoo removal easier than everJun 23, 2014 5:30 am - Changing tastes, times or circumstances … all can prompt people who once loved their tattoos to now want them erased. New technologies make tattoo removal easier than ev...
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Family and friends can influence how much we weighJun 23, 2014 5:30 am - Q: I've gained several pounds since getting married. My husband thinks he is supportive of my weight-loss efforts, but he doesn't exercise or make healthy food choices h...
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U.S. schools develop a nicer version of gym classJun 23, 2014 5:30 am - WASHINGTON — The cavernous gymnasium at Patriot High School can be intimidating for 15-year-old Kristin Ansah. When students break out the hockey sticks before gym class...
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Kids gain weight more quickly over summer breakJun 23, 2014 5:30 am - Any parent or teacher can tell you that schoolchildren tend to slip back a bit academically over the long summer break. But now a Harvard University study has come up wi...
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Delle Donne opens up about battling Lyme diseaseJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - There was a time, not too long ago, when 24-year-old Elena Delle Donne thought she was dying. We're talking about the same Elena Delle Donne who is the Chicago Sky's le...