Health and Fitness
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New drugs target patient as well as disease - but who will pay?Jun 08, 2014 6:09 am - WASHINGTON - When the Food and Drug Administration recently approved a promising new lung cancer drug named Zykadia four months ahead of schedule, it heralded the medica...
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More guys are having cosmetic treatmentsJun 08, 2014 5:30 am - Women aren't the only ones who want to revitalize their looks. Men want rejuvenated faces, too - and in higher numbers they're seeking cosmetic treatments to achieve a y...
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For those on economy's margins, nursing aide job offers meager opportunityJun 07, 2014 5:45 am - MARIETTA, Ohio - She had made it as far as the career school's parking lot for the December training class and the February class, only to drive away each time in a tang...
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Detectives team up for Naperville triathlonJun 06, 2014 5:30 am - For years detective Elena Deuchler served as traffic control for what was then called the SheROX Triathlon. As she watched thousands of women run through the Naperville ...
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83-year-old Elmhurst triathlete lets her competitive spirit shineJun 06, 2014 5:30 am - Dorothy Sinson was walking through her Elmhurst health club when she noticed out of the corner of her eye an advertisement for an indoor triathlon. She hesitated; as a ...
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Naperville's Esprit de She Triathlon showcases women's strength, courageJun 06, 2014 5:00 am - Thousands of women will swim, bike and run through the streets of Naperville on Sunday as part of the annual Esprit de She Triathlon. Established in 2002 by Life Time F...
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Coca-Cola ad cites calories, exerciseJun 06, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Coca-Cola is taking on obesity, this time with an online video showing how fun it could be to burn off the 140 calories in a can of its soda. In the ad, the w...
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Bird, mosquitoes found to have West Nile virusJun 05, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health has confirmed that a bird and mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile virus. Department officials say Henry ...
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Illinois insurance prices rose before health lawJun 05, 2014 1:01 am - Health insurance prices in Illinois were increasing by about 10 percent or more annually in the three years before President Barack Obama signed the nation's health care...
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Quinn signs law requiring students be taught CPRJun 05, 2014 1:01 am - NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois high school students will be required to get training on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other safety skills under a bill that Gov. Pat Quinn s...