Health and Fitness
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Buffalo Grove to limit medical marijuana dispensers to industrial districtJan 10, 2014 1:00 pm - If Buffalo Grove is chosen as a site to cultivate or dispense medical marijuana, the village is prepared. This week, trustees armed themselves by amending the village's ...
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Alexian Brothers Women and Children’s Hospital loses powerJan 10, 2014 9:40 am - Alexian Brothers Women and Children’s Hospital in Hoffman Estates went dark early Friday in a power outage that forced the precarious move of premature babies to other f...
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As flu cases rise, hospitals tighten visitor policiesJan 10, 2014 4:30 am - Some area hospitals, seeing an influx of flu patients, are putting stricter visitor policies into place. At Adventist GlenOaks Hospital in Glendale Heights, no one under...
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Anti-abortion march planned for Jan. 18 in PalatineJan 09, 2014 3:39 pm - The 2nd annual NorthWest Families March for Life will begin 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at St. Teresa Catholic Church, 455 N. Benton St., Palatine. The march, co-sponsore...
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Humana extends payment deadlineJan 09, 2014 1:07 pm - Another health insurance company has extended its payment deadline for people who signed up for coverage last month. Humana spokeswoman Cathryn Donaldson says customers ...
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Diaz book tour means celebrity interview for studentsJan 09, 2014 11:00 am - Four student journalists at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville got some practice interviewing a celebrity Thursday when actress Cameron Diaz stopped by to discuss h...
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Health fair on tap Jan. 25Jan 09, 2014 8:59 am - ChildServ, a Chicago-area agency helping at-risk children and families, will host a health fair on Saturday, Jan. 25, in Waukegan, according to a news release. The free ...
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Tossing expired chicken soup is good for the soulJan 09, 2014 4:30 am - Nothing warms your soul on a cold day like throwing out all the expired foods lurking on shelves waiting to kill you. It's a bittersweet experience. Well, semisweet. I g...
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Blue Cross extends payment deadline to Jan. 30Jan 08, 2014 4:08 pm - People who signed up recently for health insurance with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois now have until Jan. 30 to pay their first month’s premium and still get covera...
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12 months of fitnessJan 07, 2014 8:38 pm - The year 2014 is under way and now many Americans are trying to meet their fitness goals for the new year. For many of us, the simple goal of “fitness” might seem daunt...