Health and Fitness
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New exercise programs aimed with moms in mindOct 14, 2013 6:00 am - The other women in class curled dumbbells as they lunged. But Lindsay Macaleer put down her weights and instead gently rocked her double stroller to soothe her 2-year-ol...
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Your Health: Kale is the new superfoodOct 14, 2013 6:00 am - Let them eat kale Spinach should be green with envy, because there’s a new superfood in the produce section, according to The Washington Post. Packed with beta-caro...
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Healthier food coming to schools in 2014Oct 14, 2013 6:00 am - Any parent who has fixed a nutritious school lunch only to find it untouched in a backpack the next morning will be heartened by new federal rules that will take effect ...
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Oakton workshop focuses on adolescents suffering from depressionOct 13, 2013 2:40 pm - Recent surveys indicate that as many as one in five teens suffers from clinical depression, which can lead to substance abuse and suicidal thoughts or actions. Oakton Co...
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Cough drops get sleep aids with Smith Brothers overhaulOct 13, 2013 7:22 am - Can’t sleep? Dehydrated? There’s a cough drop for that. Smith Brothers Co., known for 1800s-era black-and-white bags featuring its bearded founders, is reinventing the m...
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Naperville walkers share memories of their 'angels'Oct 12, 2013 4:00 pm - Tiny Savannah Rae Dussman only lived four days, but her parents have a lifetime of memories. “She was beautiful,” Courtney Dussman said of the daughter who died of a rar...
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Seawater bacteria, often fatal, finding victims in the SouthOct 11, 2013 3:36 pm - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Patty Konietzky thought the small purple lesion on her husband’s ankle was a spider bite. But when the lesion quickly spread across his body like ...
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Schaumburg HS football hosting fundraiser to support former student with ALSOct 11, 2013 1:21 pm - Schaumburg Saxon Football is hosting “Fight Like a Champion Night” in support of alumnus Eric Von Schaumburg on Friday, Oct. 25, during the football game at Schaumburg H...
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Story-character fair in Aurora to support charity dental care for kidsOct 11, 2013 8:38 am - Visit with your favorite fairy-tale characters, while helping provide free dental care to children, at the “Character Fair” Saturday at Rosary High School in Aurora. The...
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Growing awareness of concussions among womenOct 11, 2013 5:00 am - Emily Peters wanted to play college soccer so badly that when she suffered a concussion during her junior year in high school, she kept it a secret. Two years later, aft...