Health and Fitness
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10,000 steps to a healthier you
Nov 06, 2015 10:00 pm - CrossFit, Insanity, Pure Core. Every year, new hard-core players and routines make a splash on the fitness stage. But truthfully, they stick with only about 20 percent ...
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NavCog is a new app serves as eyes for the blind
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Palatine-area agencies for people with disabilities consider mergerNov 06, 2015 12:00 am - Two Palatine-area agencies dedicated to assisting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are considering the possibility of a merger next year. But repr...
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'Boys with Orbs' bring humor to Naperville MarathonNov 05, 2015 10:00 am - Matt Sniadecki's is a soccer ball. Sean Clince's is a football. Rob Cullen's is a bowling ball. These are grown men here, neighborhood friends from the Maplebrook subdiv...
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'Cut Above' awards honors first responders, medical teamNov 03, 2015 10:00 pm - Forty-four paramedics, one police officer and one nurse were recently honored for heroic acts in the past year at a special ceremony at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest...
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'Still Alice' author speaks about Alzheimer's in Arlington HeightsNov 03, 2015 4:33 am - Talking about Alzheimer's disease might be the first step to finding a cure, or at least to finding a better way to connect with loved ones living with the disease, auth...
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How to eat healthy when you're on the roadNov 02, 2015 10:00 pm - We hear it all the time: My traveling work schedule is destroying my diet. How can I eat healthy when I'm on the road? Being out of your element can definitely hinder yo...
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Charity runners support uncommon causes in Naperville MarathonNov 02, 2015 11:02 am - At least 300 charity runners will be among the field of 6,000 competing Sunday morning in the third annual Healthy Driven Naperville Marathon and Half Marathon. Some wil...
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Amy Meservey: Running for the National Alopecia Areata FoundationNov 02, 2015 10:50 am - "Are you a boy or a girl?" I'm a girl. My name is Amy Meservey. "What stage of cancer treatment are you in?" I do not have cancer, I have alopecia areata. It is an autoi...
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Julie and Kevin Peters: Helping the National Fragile X FoundationNov 02, 2015 10:49 am - By Kevin & Julie Peters Oswego We are Kevin and Julie Peters, and we live in Oswego. We are running to raise money for the National Fragile X Foundation. Our 16-year-ol...