Health and Fitness
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Indy driver Charlie Kimball tells kids with diabetes to follow their dreamsJul 06, 2014 1:01 am - Seven-year-old John Beaudette doesn't watch car racing on TV, but he was intently coloring a stripe on a model of Indy driver Charlie Kimball's Verizon series 83 car at ...
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Defibrillator training at Congregation BAY ShulJul 06, 2014 1:01 am - Prepare for a heart-related emergency: learn "hands on" how to administer CPR and how to use a defibrillator. Join your neighbors and friends from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on ...
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Is Facebook really turning us into lab rats?Jul 04, 2014 7:14 am - How shocking: Facebook had the temerity to conduct an experiment on its users without telling them and now the results have been published in the Proceedings of the U.S....
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More countries adding graphic warnings to cigarettesJul 04, 2014 7:14 am - JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia became the newest country to mandate graphic photo warnings on cigarette packs, joining more than 40 other nations or territories that hav...
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Palatine student, 12, will dine at first lady's dinnerJul 04, 2014 7:00 am - Tess Boghossian will dine with the first lady at an exclusive dinner in the White House. How the Palatine 12-year-old earned an invite has something to with President Ab...
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Health insurance grants availableJul 04, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois is accepting applications for grants to help with the next insurance enrollment period under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The Department of P...
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Hanover Township opens up clinic for back-to-school physicals, immunizationsJul 03, 2014 1:01 am - Hanover Township will open a clinic to students in need of back-to-school immunizations and physicals. The Office of Community Health is partnering with a state program...
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Help reduce mosquito problem:Jul 02, 2014 1:01 am - The Lake County Health Department has reactivated its West Nile virus Hotline, (847) 377-8300. This hotline also provides information about the potentially hazardous Wes...
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Scientists withdraw claim about making stem cellsJul 02, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Scientists who reported that they'd found a startlingly simple way to make stem cells withdrew that claim Wednesday, admitting to "extensive" errors in the re...
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Maryville recognizes the special talents of its studentsJul 01, 2014 11:00 pm - Excitement was in the air last month at Maryville Academy in Des Plaines, as officials held their annual awards banquet. The gym was decked out with balloons and sparkle...