Health and Fitness
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Town hall at Mundelein High:Apr 17, 2014 1:01 am - Mundelein High School will host a town hall-style discussion on May 8 about teen drug and alcohol use. The gathering will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria...
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Illinois medical marijuana rules drop gun languageApr 17, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois regulators finalizing the state's conditions for medical marijuana have removed a proposed rule that would have barred legal gun owners from becoming cannabis-u...
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'Epidemic' of heroin addiction facing state, house committee hearsApr 17, 2014 1:00 am - Members of the recently formed Illinois House Task Force on Heroin spent more than three hours in Arlington Heights Thursday morning hearing testimony about treatment an...
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Kirk promotes stroke research funding, treatmentsApr 16, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk on Wednesday called for more funding for research to decrease the risk of strokes and to treat those who have them. The Republican from Highland Park...
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Chicagoland's First MEND Infant Loss Support Group to Meet in SchaumburgApr 15, 2014 11:00 pm - Chicagoland's First MEND Infant Loss Support Group to Meet in Schaumburg The first MEND (Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death) support group in the Chicagoland area will be o...
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Chicago Sky brings Hoops for Health program to Hawthorn Woods schoolApr 15, 2014 10:00 am - St. Matthew Lutheran School students had a sky-high, interactive assembly on Tuesday. Members of the Chicago Sky WNBA team brought their Hoops for Health program to the ...
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CrossFit joins the circusApr 15, 2014 5:30 am - Cirque du Soleil has been working on a couple new moves: squats and dead lifts. Those exercises aren't as flashy as most of the mind-blowing tricks the circus troupe is ...
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Suburban marathoners head to Boston with more purposeApr 15, 2014 5:15 am - Shortly after running the Boston Marathon last year and scrambling away from the horrific scene at the finish line, Gurnee mom Sue Balthazor got to her hotel room and tu...
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Study finds signs of brain changes in pot smokersApr 15, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - A small study of casual marijuana smokers has turned up evidence of changes in the brain, a possible sign of trouble ahead, researchers say. The young adults...
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Kirk learns about Quincy stroke centerApr 15, 2014 1:01 am - QUINCY, Ill. - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has toured the stroke center at a hospital in Quincy in western Illinois. Kirk suffered a stroke more than two years ago. The Quincy H...