Health and Fitness
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Chicago sees its first case of West Nile this yearSep 23, 2013 4:52 pm - Chicago health officials are reporting the city’s first human case of West Nile virus this year. The Chicago Department of Public Health said Monday that a resident in t...
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Report: Environmental chemicals a pregnancy riskSep 23, 2013 4:31 pm - WASHINGTON — From mercury to pesticides, Americans are exposed daily to environmental chemicals that could harm reproductive health, the nation’s largest groups of obste...
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Cardiac screening at Vernon Hills High:Sep 23, 2013 4:01 pm - On Wednesday, Sept. 25, the Max Schweitz Foundation will make a stop at Vernon Hills High School, where students will receive a free EKG and some also receive a free ech...
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Women’s health fair Wednesday in Des PlainesSep 23, 2013 2:12 pm - The Women’s Health and Fitness Fair hosted by the city of Des Plaines and Des Plaines Park District will take place Wednesday at the Prairie Lakes Community Center, 515 ...
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Arlington Heights holds flu shot clinics Tuesday, WednesdaySep 23, 2013 1:35 pm - Arlington Heights will host flu shot clinics for seasonal influenza twice this week. The flu shot clinics will be held at the Senior Center, 1801 W. Central Road, on Tue...
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Michael J. Fox show inspires Ellen-like Parkinson's buzzSep 23, 2013 1:00 pm - A former music manager who used to photograph and hang with rock bands such as KISS, Bad Company and Foghat, 59-year-old David Slania of Rolling Meadows "outs" himself a...
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Key to healthy eating is knowing where food comes fromSep 23, 2013 12:00 pm - You wanted to know At Frederick Nerge Elementary in Roselle, Maureen Petricca's sixth-grade class wanted to know about healthy foods. Students asked, “What would you sel...
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There’s no evidence less salt is healthy for you, experts saySep 23, 2013 6:35 am - Salt is at the center of a battle among government agencies and health advisers who can’t agree on what is too much or too little for a healthy diet. Four months after a...
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Your health: Exercise your brainSep 23, 2013 6:30 am - Brain gain Video games aren't just for the young — they can improve declining brain function in the old and elderly, according to a new study published in Nature. T...
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Waking up to new concerns about caffeineSep 23, 2013 6:04 am - The increasing use of caffeine as an additive in many foods and drinks has attracted considerable scrutiny from regulators and researchers. So have proposals to add the ...