Health and Fitness
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DuPage group helps those with special needs transform their livesMar 30, 2014 5:45 am - People with special needs are finding extraordinary ways to live a full and productive life. Often, the key seems to be looking beyond one's physical or mental limitatio...
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Consider running and all its benefitsMar 30, 2014 5:30 am - With spring (mostly) here, you may be ready to get off cardio machines and head outside. Here are a few tips on starting up a running program and staying with it from J...
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Test accurately rules out heart attacks in the ERMar 30, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - A simple test appears very good at ruling out heart attacks in people who go to emergency rooms with chest pain, a big public health issue and a huge worry ...
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Wellness Fair returns to Wheeling Township School District 21Mar 30, 2014 1:01 am - Wheeling Township Elementary School District 21 will host a Wellness Fair from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at London Middle School. The event is free and ope...
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Intel buys fitness tracker maker BasisMar 29, 2014 8:05 am - NEW YORK - Chipmaker Intel has bought Basis Science, the startup behind the popular fitness tracker by the same name, for an undisclosed sum. The deal, announced Tuesday...
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Lake County to shift kids health fair focusMar 29, 2014 8:00 am - An annual health fair for school-age kids in Lake County will shift its focus as organizers encourage families to find a "medical home" to improve long-term health. The ...
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Health law legacy eludes ObamaMar 29, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - As a roller-coaster sign-up season winds down, President Barack Obama's health care law has indeed managed to change the country. Americans are unlikely to ...
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Study: Married folks have fewer heart problemsMar 29, 2014 1:01 am - Love can sometimes break a heart but marriage seems to do it a lot of good. A study of more than 3.5 million Americans finds that married people are less likely than sin...
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Studies find new drugs greatly lower cholesterolMar 29, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - A new class of experimental medicines can dramatically lower cholesterol, raising hopes of a fresh option for people who can't tolerate or don't get enough ...
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Schools increasingly check students for obesityMar 29, 2014 1:01 am - CHULA VISTA, Calif. - The Chula Vista school district not only measures the academic progress of Marina Beltran's second-grader, it also measures her son's body fat. Ev...