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Obstacle challenge draws active families in Naperville

Daily Herald report
Aug 01, 2015 1:00 am - Old-school sports and fresh fitness challenges merged for family fun Saturday morning in Naperville during the second annual obstacle race in the city. During the Varsi...
Your smartphone could become a tool for medical research

By Brandon Bailey AP Technology Writer
Jul 31, 2015 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Jody Kearns doesn't like to spend time obsessing about her Parkinson's disease. The 56-year-old dietitian from Syracuse, New York, had to give up bicycli...
Experimental Ebola vaccine highly effective in early trials

Associated Press
Jul 31, 2015 1:00 am - LONDON - An experimental Ebola vaccine tested on thousands of people in Guinea seems to work and might help shut down the waning epidemic in West Africa, according to in...
Why dentists are so darn rich

By Max Ehrenfreund The Washington Post
Jul 30, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - At $50,000, the reported price of the trip that an American dentist took to Zimbabwe is nearly as shocking as the death of Cecil, the widely known and unive...
Healthy aging program

Daily Herald report
Jul 30, 2015 1:00 am - The Alzheimer's Association, Greater Illinois Chapter's educational program Healthy Habits for a Healthier You is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, at the Ela Township ...
Lawn mowers present hazards for kids

By Chad Hayes Special to The Washington Post
Jul 28, 2015 7:00 am - I was going to go cut the grass, but it started raining, so I decided to share some tips about lawn mower safety instead. For many of us, lawn care is an unavoidable tas...
Will illness derail your retirement plans?

By Rodney Brooks The Washington Post
Jul 28, 2015 5:45 am - WASHINGTON — A third of Americans expect to work at least until age 65. Another 10 percent don't plan to retire at all. But they are in for a shock. A 2015 Employee Bene...
Early clue to why some children may have reading woes

By Lauran Neergaard AP Medical Writer
Jul 28, 2015 5:45 am - WASHINGTON — New research suggests it may be possible to predict which preschoolers will struggle to read — and it has to do with how the brain deciphers speech when it'...
Are you making the most of health savings accounts?

By Michael A. Fletcher The Washington Post
Jul 27, 2015 7:00 am - Health Savings Accounts make a lot of sense - at least, on paper. For account holders, they provide a triple tax advantage. Money set aside, earned or withdrawn from the...
Take ibuprofen and baby aspirin at different times

By Dr. Anthony Komaroff
Jul 27, 2015 7:00 am - Q: I take ibuprofen every morning for my arthritis. My doctor wants me to take low-dose aspirin every day to reduce my heart attack risk. Ibuprofen and aspirin are both ...

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