Articles filed under Health
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Cook County Sheriff Dart: Jailing poor, mentally ill is unjustApr 06, 2016 1:00 am - The numbers of mentally ill people housed in the nation's prisons and jails are staggering, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says, and many of them shouldn't be there. Dart,...
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Lake in the Hills annual races this SundayApr 05, 2016 5:55 am - Lake in the Hills will host its 18th annual Run Thru the Hills 5K/10K race Sunday, April 10. New this year is an endurance 5K Ruck Run/Walk for which participants will ...
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Grieving her marriage, a mom found resilience in runningApr 04, 2016 5:55 am - Four months after my husband of 12 years moved states away, I clocked 60 miles in a single January on a treadmill at the only local gym I could find that offered child c...
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Couch to 5K Week 7 tip: Improve your running formApr 03, 2016 5:00 am - This week's workout: Walk 1 min/Run 9 mins for 30 minutes Here are some tips to help you improve your running form. Better form will help you use less energy and b...
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Free theater event at Harper College to address depression, Asperger's, OCDApr 02, 2016 1:00 am - Erasing the Distance, a nonprofit arts organization that sheds light on mental health issues through theater, will explore the issues of depression, Asperger's syndrome ...
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Hoffman Estates police ask for info on homes with special needs residentsMar 31, 2016 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates police are asking residents to tell them where residents with special needs are located in the village - information they say could be useful in an emerg...
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New endoscope at NCH better at catching polyps, study saysMar 31, 2016 1:00 am - When John Scarsi went to Northwest Community Hospital recently for a routine colonoscopy, he knew the procedure. But this time, when he woke up from the sedative, his do...
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Bloomingdale doctor gets promotionMar 31, 2016 1:00 am - A doctor from Bloomingdale, Jairo Mejia, has been named chief medical officer for Access Community Health Network, one of the nation's largest networks of federally qual...
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'Survivor Literature' class taking on suicide preventionMar 29, 2016 6:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The number is (800) 273-8255. Students in the S...
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Contratistas AgrÃcolas Se Resisten A Requisitos Del ObamacareMar 28, 2016 7:00 am - El Obamacare está poniendo a la industria de la agricultura en estado de tensión. Muchos contratistas que proveen trabajos en granjas y que ahora pueden ofrecer seguro...