Health and Fitness
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The importance of preplanningSep 21, 2019 7:30 am - On TV, especially during the late night shows, you may have noticed there are lots of advertisements selling "final expense" life insurance. In fact, much more than lif...
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Only 22 percent of bicyclists in severe accidents were wearing helmets
Sep 21, 2019 7:30 am - Although head injuries from biking accidents can be severe, most adults don't wear helmets. Only 22 percent of adults seriously injured while biking were using a helmet...
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Millions of Americans take aspirin daily, but some probably shouldn't
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New therapies offer hope to migraine sufferersSep 21, 2019 7:28 am - Q: I hate having migraines. The pain is brutal, they knock me down for days and everyone thinks I'm just having a bad headache. Why do they happen? Can you tell me about...
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Constable: Suburbanite with diabetes pinch-hits for Santo, 'my hero'Sep 21, 2019 1:00 am - By Burt Constable The Cubs play the season's last regular-season game at Wrigley Field on Sunday, where the No. 10 jersey of Hall of Fame legend Ron Santo flies from th...
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79-year-old Geneva man has run 544 marathons. His favorite? 'The last one I finished.'Sep 20, 2019 1:00 am - Behind a door labeled “Rex Collection,” a cozy office in Bill Rex's Geneva home is adorned with mementos of his accomplishments. Desk drawers are overflowing with medals...
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What drives Fox Valley marathoners?Sep 20, 2019 1:00 am - On Sunday morning, roughly 3,000 runners will take off in downtown St. Charles for the 10th annual Fox Valley Marathon, Half Marathon and Final Fall 20. Months of traini...
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Lovell Federal Health Care Center hosts veterans resource fairSep 20, 2019 1:00 am - The Capt. James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center will host a town hall and retirees' day resource fair Saturday, Sept. 21, 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the National Museum of ...
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Walmart to stop selling e-cigarettes at its stores
Sep 20, 2019 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart said Friday that it will stop selling electronic cigarettes at its namesake stores and Sam's Clubs following a string of mysterious illnesses and...
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Sign up for third annual 5K Run Wild Race for Open Space Oct. 5Sep 19, 2019 11:00 pm - Sign up with family and friends, ages 5 or older, for the third annual Run Wild - Race for Open Space 5K on Saturday, Oct. 5, at Hickory Grove Highlands, 500 Hickory Nut...