Health and Fitness
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Rite Aid memory test spurs needless worries, doctors sayJun 15, 2014 6:11 am - NEW YORK - Memory tests given at Rite Aid Corp. drugstores as an early warning for Alzheimer's are drawing fire from doctors who say they don't work well and may cause u...
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Rosemont Health and Fitness Club gets upgradesJun 15, 2014 1:01 am - The final round of renovations are being done at the Rosemont Health and Fitness Club as part of a multiyear facility upgrade project. The village board voted last week ...
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Buffalo Grove Fire Department to host blood driveJun 15, 2014 1:01 am - The Buffalo Grove Fire Department will host a blood drive from 8 a.m. through 2 p.m. on Friday, June 20, at Fire Station 26 at 1051 Highland Grove Drive. The blood drive...
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Review: Samsung fitness products offer the basicsJun 14, 2014 8:18 am - BIG SUR, Calif. - Samsung's latest gadgets try to tap into people's passions for tracking fitness activities. The Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo wristwatches, Gear Fit wristband ...
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Kirk calls on VA official to declare emergencyJun 14, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is calling for accelerated access to doctors for veterans facing extreme wait times for treatment within the Veterans Affairs system. The Illinois Re...
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Dozens of kids fall ill at 4-H campJun 13, 2014 1:01 am - MONTICELLO, Ill. - Public health officials say dozens of children became sick at a 4-H camp in central Illinois. David Remmert is the administrator of the DeWitt Piatt B...
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Famed vascular surgeon diesJun 13, 2014 1:01 am - A vascular surgeon who gained national and international acclaim as one of the pioneers in organ transplantation has died at the age of 87. Dr. John J. Bergan died Wedn...
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CDC study: Teens are drinking less, texting moreJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - American teens are smoking less, drinking less and fighting less. But they're texting behind the wheel and spending a lot of time on video games and computers...
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Illinois health campaign among nation's costliestJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - President Barack Obama's home state agreed to spend $33 million in federal money promoting his health care law, hiring a high-priced public relations firm for work that ...
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Increase seen in Illinois health plans for 2015Jun 12, 2014 1:01 am - A spokesman says United Healthcare has filed an application to sell policies on the Illinois insurance marketplace that's a cornerstone of the nation's health care law. ...