Health and Fitness
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Male infertility has a variety of causesNov 12, 2016 6:30 am - Q: My wife and I have tried to get pregnant for over a year. We're going to be tested soon to see if anything is wrong. I'm worried that the problem lies with me. What a...
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HIV test on USB stick could be start of consumer revolution in disease monitoring
Nov 12, 2016 6:30 am - What if you could measure the amount of HIV in your blood as easily as you check your weight on the scale in your bathroom or take your blood pressure using a home cuff?...
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Your health: Health plans get in way of obesity careNov 12, 2016 6:30 am - Health plans get in way of obesity care New research in two separate studies presented at ObesityWeek demonstrates that health plans often stand in the way of obesi...
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A third of all Major League Baseball stadiums to be free of tobaccoNov 12, 2016 6:30 am - With the end of this baseball season, so ended the long intertwined history of tobacco and baseball at more than one-third of all Major League stadiums. The unhealthy co...
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An anti-inflammatory diet may help with refluxNov 12, 2016 6:30 am - The pain and tissue damage associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is commonly believed to be the result of stomach acid damaging the inside of the throat...
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Free Medicare educational session offered at Advocate ShermanNov 10, 2016 10:00 pm - Advocate Sherman Hospital is partnering with the Horton Group to offer a free Medicare educational session from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, in the Medical Off...
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Waukegan event to discuss heart disease in womenNov 10, 2016 12:00 am - The public is invited to a community outreach event, Wednesday, Nov. 16, to educate and raise awareness about heart disease in women. It is set for 4 to 7:30 p.m. (the s...
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Support group for younger breast cancer survivors begins TuesdayNov 09, 2016 10:00 pm - Centegra Health System will offer a bimonthly support group for breast cancer survivors diagnosed before age 45. The group's first gathering will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Tue...
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Vegetable stand-ins for carbs have hit the mainstreamNov 09, 2016 5:00 am - In the annals of the world's biggest lies ranks this whopper: “Zucchini noodle recipes will make you forget all about pasta.” No, when people twirl long green strings of...
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Learn Medicare options at Arlington Heights eventNov 08, 2016 12:00 am - Northwest Community Healthcare in Arlington Heights is hosting two informational sessions this month about Medicare plan options to help Medicare enrollees better unders...