Health and Fitness
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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. ...
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Health Rocks day camp:Jun 12, 2014 1:01 am - The University of Illinois Extension office in Grayslake hosts a "Health Rocks Day Camp" for 5 to 7-year-olds on June 16, 17 and 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The off...
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Men Celebrate Free Health and Fitness DayJun 11, 2014 11:00 pm - The Des Plaines Park District and the City of Des Plaines Health and Human Services Division hosted their first free Men's Health and Fitness Day, at Prairie Lakes Commu...
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DuPage begins monitoring for West Nile virusJun 11, 2014 1:01 am - DuPage County has launched its annual battle against mosquitoes capable of infecting humans with West Nile virus. Forest preserve officials say they've started their 12t...
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New Age healing for trauma of warJun 10, 2014 5:30 am - WASHINGTON - "Notice what you're hearing. Take in your location, from the symbols to the souls behind these monuments," Ben King, yoga teacher and Iraq War veteran, told...
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Running provides a 'sense of self' to young athleteJun 10, 2014 5:30 am - WASHINGTON - Rheinhardt Harrison is such a typical, hyperactive 10-year-old suburban boy - loves basketball and Xbox, grossed out by onions and girls - that it's easy to...
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Firm wants FDA to declare smokless tobacco saferJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - RICHMOND, Va. - Smokeless tobacco maker Swedish Match is asking the Food and Drug Administration to certify its General-branded pouches of tobacco as less harmful than c...