Health and Fitness
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A mindful gait, step by stepOct 11, 2014 7:00 am - "I think you run like a machine." A bicyclist shouted this my way along the Mount Vernon Trail in Virginia on a glorious Sunday morning. I smiled, said thank you and kep...
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Alcohol can be hazardous to spermOct 11, 2014 7:00 am - It goes without saying that drinking in excess is bad for your health, but it might also hurt your chances of reproducing. In a survey of men between the ages of 18 and ...
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Stepped-up Ebola screening starts at Kennedy InternationalOct 11, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Customs and health officials began taking the temperatures of passengers arriving at New York's Kennedy International Airport from three West African countrie...
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Deer Park event promotes breast cancer awarenessOct 11, 2014 1:01 am - Among the people who attended Saturday's breast cancer awareness at Deer Park Town Center were survivors, some still battling the disease. Some attended in memory of a l...
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Priest celebrates Mass to thank those who saved his lifeOct 10, 2014 5:30 am - While he doesn't remember much from the day he almost died at University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, the Rev. Matthew Marshall is certain about a few thi...
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Once-a-day pill for hepatitis C wins FDA OKOct 10, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Federal health officials have approved a daily pill that can cure the most common form of hepatitis C without the grueling pill-and-injection cocktail long ...
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ECC gets new mammography equipmentOct 10, 2014 1:01 am - Elgin Community College has acquired state-of-the-art digital mammography equipment to provide students hands-on training experience, officials said. The college started...
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Walk to End Alzheimer's:Oct 10, 2014 1:01 am - The Alzheimer's Association's Walk to End Alzheimer's is Sunday, Oct. 12, at Independence Grove Forest Preserve, 16400 Buckley Road, Libertyville. More than 700 people f...
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Recovery Programs through ThresholdsOct 09, 2014 11:00 pm - The National Alliance on Mental Illness - Cook County North Suburban invites the public to ""Recovery Programs through Thresholds." Meet Alicia Kon, Program Director fo...
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U.S. military planes arrive at epicenter of EbolaOct 09, 2014 1:01 am - MONROVIA, Liberia - Six U.S. military planes arrived in the Ebola hot zone Thursday with more Marines, as West Africa's leaders pleaded for the world's help in dealing w...