Health and Fitness
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When canine meets 5K: Running with your dogJul 07, 2014 5:45 am - One of the most important things a running partner can provide is conversation. Many runners are looking for a kind of coach, to push them to go faster or longer; others...
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Your health: Could DNA diet help you lose weight?Jul 07, 2014 5:45 am - Could DNA diet help you lose weight? A DNA diet, in which you eat certain foods based on your genes, could help you to lose a third more weight than calorie countin...
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Wheaton approves new DuPage County community health centerJul 07, 2014 1:01 am - DuPage County Health Department officials are hopeful construction on a new 33,000-square-foot community center can start next month after Wheaton officials approved a s...
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Expert warns of secondary drowning, water risksJul 06, 2014 8:00 am - As summer heats up, experts are warning parents, children and swimmers of all ages to be careful in the water, especially after recent drownings. Even when someone appea...
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Indy driver Charlie Kimball tells kids with diabetes to follow their dreamsJul 06, 2014 1:01 am - Seven-year-old John Beaudette doesn't watch car racing on TV, but he was intently coloring a stripe on a model of Indy driver Charlie Kimball's Verizon series 83 car at ...
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Defibrillator training at Congregation BAY ShulJul 06, 2014 1:01 am - Prepare for a heart-related emergency: learn "hands on" how to administer CPR and how to use a defibrillator. Join your neighbors and friends from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on ...
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Is Facebook really turning us into lab rats?Jul 04, 2014 7:14 am - How shocking: Facebook had the temerity to conduct an experiment on its users without telling them and now the results have been published in the Proceedings of the U.S....
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More countries adding graphic warnings to cigarettesJul 04, 2014 7:14 am - JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia became the newest country to mandate graphic photo warnings on cigarette packs, joining more than 40 other nations or territories that hav...
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Palatine student, 12, will dine at first lady's dinnerJul 04, 2014 7:00 am - Tess Boghossian will dine with the first lady at an exclusive dinner in the White House. How the Palatine 12-year-old earned an invite has something to with President Ab...
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Health insurance grants availableJul 04, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois is accepting applications for grants to help with the next insurance enrollment period under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The Department of P...