Health and Fitness
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Hanover Township hosting wellness clinic at Bartlett senior communityNov 14, 2013 4:31 am - Hanover Township is hosting a wellness clinic from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Victory Centre, 1101 W. Bartlett Road in Bartlett. A Hanover Township nurse wil...
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Obama signs Kirk-Durbin bill on epinephrine pensNov 13, 2013 5:47 pm - WASHINGTON — The deaths of two girls in Illinois and Virginia from severe food allergies have helped spur efforts to get schools to stockpile emergency medications that ...
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Doctors are told to get serious about obesityNov 13, 2013 5:30 pm - ATLANTA — Next time you go for a checkup, don’t be surprised if your doctor gets on your case about your weight. The medical profession has issued new guidelines for fig...
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Arlington Hts. library hosts health care enrollment sessionsNov 13, 2013 4:58 pm - The Arlington Heights Memorial Library is holding information and enrollment sessions to help residents with the new Affordable Care Act. Representatives from the Campai...
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Salvadoran teens travel to burbs for heart surgeriesNov 13, 2013 4:30 am - Salvadorans at Good Shepherd for heart procedures
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U.S. doctors urge wider use of cholesterol drugsNov 12, 2013 6:00 pm - The nation's first new guidelines in a decade for preventing heart attacks and strokes call for twice as many Americans — one-third of all adults — to consider taking ch...
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Illinois health department releases 5-year road mapNov 12, 2013 2:48 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois agency responsible for public health issues ranging from nursing home regulation to infectious disease control has released a five-year strate...
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Hoffman Estates recognized for combating childhood obesityNov 11, 2013 4:12 pm - The National League of Cities recently recognized Hoffman Estates for reaching key health and wellness goals for “Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties,” a component of...
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Affordable Care Act sessions in WaukeganNov 11, 2013 12:10 pm - Vista Health System is continuing free and open presentations called “What You Need to Know About the Affordable Care Act” on Nov. 12 and 14 in Waukegan. Open to anyone,...
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Sports injuries by the numbersNov 11, 2013 5:00 am - Sports injuries by the numbers