Health and Fitness
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True confessions: What I did and didn't do during Fittest LoserMay 14, 2017 7:20 am - Starting out on this adventure 12 long weeks ago, I figured I would exercise diligently all 12 weeks of the Fittest Loser Challenge. But with the proposed Push Start You...
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Comparing surgical procedures to clear carotid artery plaqueMay 13, 2017 7:30 am - Q: My cardiovascular surgeon tells me medicine has mostly abandoned shunt and stent placements as a solution to carotid artery plaques. Instead, doctors are returning to...
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Your health: Most kids rely on french fries as their vegetableMay 13, 2017 7:30 am - Survey: Fries are most kids' veggies Most children go days without eating any greens, a new study reveals. For 90 percent of kids, potatoes - in the form of french ...
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Divas can't wait to return to Lake ZurichMay 12, 2017 1:00 am - One visit to Lake Zurich hooked a couple thousand divas last month. Village board trustees will be asked Monday to allow a return of the Divas running series in October....
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The perceived benefits - and potential dangers - of cold-water swimmingMay 11, 2017 1:00 am - Q: Our family visits a lake in the mountains every summer where the water seldom gets above 60 degrees. I dislike swimming in cold water, but my husband and dad insist t...
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Northwest Community Hospital's therapy dogs are good medicineMay 09, 2017 11:00 pm - Northwest Community Hospital's therapy dogs are good medicine
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Constable: Still time to find talent, pleasure once pressure is goneMay 09, 2017 5:30 am - Running has never run in my family. Outside of a mandatory 1-mile run during annual tryouts for the high school football team, I've enjoyed a lifetime of confining my ru...
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Images: Tony Wiszowaty named Daily Herald's Fittest Loser for 2017May 09, 2017 1:00 am - See Tony Wiszowaty of Schaumburg named the Daily Herald's 2017 Fittest Loser at Chandler's Banquets in Schaumburg Monday night. ...
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Former Marine from Schaumburg is the Fittest LoserMay 09, 2017 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been corrected to say Tony Wiszowaty lives in Schaumburg and Russell Page lives in Antioch. While shopping at Sam's Club, Tony Wiszowa...
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Fittest Loser Challenge will crown winner TuesdayMay 08, 2017 7:30 am - Four local veterans will end their quest to lose weight and find better health as one of them is named the victor Tuesday in the ninth annual Fittest Loser Challenge. Th...