Health and Fitness
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EPA says Chicago petcoke site violated Clean Air ActJun 04, 2014 1:01 am - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says a petroleum coke storage facility on Chicago's southeast Side violated the Clean Air Act. The Times of Northwest Indiana re...
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Get the latest on Lyme diseaseJun 03, 2014 1:01 am - Dr. Elizabeth Maloney, an expert on tick-borne diseases, and Mike Adam, senior biologist from the Lake County Health Department, will be the featured speakers at the Lym...
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City of Chicago sues over painkiller marketingJun 03, 2014 1:00 am - The city of Chicago has filed a lawsuit accusing five drugmakers of deceptively marketing a class of prescription painkiller that can be highly addictive. The state laws...
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Weight loss, healthy diet are best medicine for diabeticsJun 02, 2014 5:45 am - Q: I have Type 2 diabetes. Is there anything I can do to cut down on my medications? A: Yes. In fact, some of my patients have entirely eliminated their need for medica...
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In pain for years, a young woman opts to amputate her club feetJun 02, 2014 5:45 am - For most of her teens, Lacey Phipps couldn't get out of her wheelchair, afflicted by twisted, deformed club feet so severe that 11 surgeries failed to fix them. She saw...
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Standing desks sit well with more employeesJun 02, 2014 5:30 am - Except for the tattoo peeking out from under his rolled-up right sleeve, Scott Eichinger doesn't look like much of a revolutionary. But two years ago, in his cramped cor...
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Your health: Why people love that new baby smellJun 02, 2014 5:15 am - New baby smell Americans may spend billions on products to eliminate body odor, but there are certain smells - such as that of a newborn baby - that make people sm...
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Doctors use immune therapy against cervical cancerJun 02, 2014 1:01 am - Two years ago, Arrica Wallace was riddled with tumors from widely spread cervical cancer that the strongest chemotherapy and radiation could not beat back. Today, the Ka...
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Both traditional, nontraditional medicine came into play for surgeryJun 01, 2014 5:30 am - For over 25 years, there has been a competition between traditional and nontraditional medicine — which one is better, which was safer and which one is healthier. From ...
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More dental care for veteransJun 01, 2014 1:01 am - More veterans will be able to receive dental care through the Lake County Veterans Assistance Commission, thanks to a $25,000 grant. The money is coming from the Healthc...