Health and Fitness
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For Illinois caretakers, raises are hard to come byMay 19, 2014 5:00 am - On the second night of the NFL draft, an Oakland Raiders pick from 40 years ago sat in a one-story house in Des Plaines with a wheelchair ramp out front, a home he's bot...
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Son of former mayor in 'Death Race' eventMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - The son of former Elk Grove Village Mayor Dennis Gallitano will participate next month in a grueling test of strength and mental endurance as part of the 40-mile Death R...
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Hospitals reach out to attract affluent immigrantsMay 18, 2014 6:02 am - HOUSTON - The menu includes pork or chicken dumplings, fried rice or chicken congee soup with jasmine rice and ginger. It's an enviable repast that diners take in bed - ...
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Genetic makeup may affect a person's risk of concussionMay 18, 2014 5:45 am - Scientists studying head injuries have found something surprising: Genes may make some people more susceptible to concussion and trauma than others. A person's genetic ...
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Fittest Loser contest helps us move the needleMay 18, 2014 5:01 am - That was an eye-catching lead staff writer Jessica Cilella wrote about the South Elgin man who won our Fittest Loser contest. John Bohanek, she noted, "regularly fell vi...
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CDC: Measles outbreak at highest level since 1996May 17, 2014 5:45 am - Measles has infected 129 people in 13 states so far this year, the most in the first four months of any year since 1996, officials from the Centers for Disease Control a...
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Doctors say you're never too old to exerciseMay 17, 2014 5:30 am - MILWAUKEE - The fitness instructor is about to start pushups, but first she has to move her walker out of the way. The exercisers at this suburban apartment complex ar...
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Doctors save man at Portland Heart WalkMay 17, 2014 1:01 am - PORTLAND, Ore. - Cardiologists taking part in the American Heart Association's annual Portland Heart and Stroke Walk saved a fellow participant who went into cardiac arr...
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States move to expand access to experimental drugsMay 17, 2014 1:01 am - DENVER - Nick Auden didn't live to see the legislation, but the case of the Denver melanoma patient who died while seeking access to an experimental drug helped inspire ...
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Pfizer seeks early approval for breast cancer drugMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - TRENTON, N.J. - Pfizer Inc. said Friday that the Food and Drug Administration will let the drugmaker apply for approval of its heavily touted experimental breast cancer ...