Health and Fitness
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December was a brutal flu season; more may be in storeJan 16, 2015 5:00 am - If you were wondering just how bad this flu season really is, new Gallup data show this past December was one of the worst flu months in years. On average, 4 percent of ...
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Booking a trip to the ER on your smartphone? It's a breezeJan 15, 2015 12:01 am - TRENTON, N.J. - It's like OpenTable for medical appointments. No waiting weeks to see a dermatologist. No sitting for hours in the emergency room. No frantic calls to fi...
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Antioch Township to host blood drive Jan. 24Jan 15, 2015 12:01 am - Antioch Township and the Antioch Area Health Accessibility Alliance will sponsor a LifeSource blood drive and bone marrow registration on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 10 a.m....
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Suburban firefighter's wife gives part of liver to another's toddlerJan 14, 2015 4:30 am - The moms, six young kids between them, made a pact. Tanya Casey and Holly Schlesser, wives of suburban firefighters and type-A personalities, promised not to cry, to g...
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Officials: Mt. Prospect seniors needing more financial helpJan 14, 2015 12:01 am - Mount Prospect's Human Services Department is shouldering a lot more responsibility these days addressing the needs of seniors, domestic violence victims and non-English...
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2 men reach top of Yosemite's El Capitan in historic climbJan 14, 2015 12:00 am - YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A pair of Americans on Wednesday completed what had long been considered the world's most difficult rock climb, using only their hands a...
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Motivated to ride a bike? Bike-share company changes nameJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Now that it has moved from laid-back Portland, Oregon, to amped-up New York, the company that runs bike-sharing programs in New York, Chicago and other major ...
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Mundelein blood drive:Jan 13, 2015 12:01 am - The Mundelein Fire Department is working with LifeSource to host a "special emergency blood drive" on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Mundelein Fire Station...
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Tips for staying safe during frigid temperaturesJan 12, 2015 10:00 pm - Midwesterners are quite used to Mother Nature's fickle ways during winter, but with today's extreme temperatures, a medical expert from Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital s...
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Your health: Cold weather can actually cause colds, study showsJan 12, 2015 4:45 am - Cold weather can actually cause colds Whether cold temperatures have anything to do with catching a cold has long been a question that supposedly separates believe...