Health and Fitness
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Study: Political TV ads on health law total $445 millionMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - CHICAGO - A new analysis finds the nation's health care overhaul deserves a place in advertising history as the focus of extraordinarily high spending on negative politi...
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Top VA health official resigns under fireMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The top official for the health care of veterans resigned Friday amid a firestorm over reported delays in care and falsified records at veterans hospitals. ...
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Fittest Loser winner to be announced tonight in ItascaMay 15, 2014 5:30 am - After three months of hard work, the Daily Herald's five Fittest Loser Challenge contestants get to show off their slimmed-down and toned-up physiques tonight before fin...
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Study: Antidepressant may slow Alzheimer'sMay 15, 2014 5:01 am - WASHINGTON - Research shows a common antidepressant may cut production of one of the chief suspects behind Alzheimer's, a new avenue in the hunt for drugs to prevent the...
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What a day for Salvadoran teens in suburbs for surgeryMay 15, 2014 5:00 am - In a whirlwind past 24 hours, two Salvadoran girls have embarked on their first plane ride, endured their first Chicago airport delays, met the suburban families serving...
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South Elgin man wins Fittest Loser ChallengeMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - Three months ago, John Bohanek said he regularly fell victim to "the four B's." Bacon. Butter. Buffets. Bread. On Thursday, the 46-year-old's eyes welled up with tears a...
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Naperville teen 'Healing Hearts' with benefit concertMay 15, 2014 1:00 am - To some, a heartbeat might seem like music. Pulsing, continuous, rhythmic — until it pauses, hiccups, skips a beat or comes hauntingly close to stopping altogether. The...
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Images: Daily Herald's Fittest Loser FinaleMay 15, 2014 1:00 am - ...
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Obama plans conference on youth sports concussionsMay 15, 2014 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, who has said he would “have to think long and hard” before letting a son play football because of the risk of head injuries, is plan...
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Two DuPage residents part of 5 lung transplants in a dayMay 15, 2014 1:00 am - Julie D'Agostino and her father were driving home last week from Wisconsin when she got the phone call she long had hoped to receive. The 21-year-old Elmhurst resident l...