Health and Fitness
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Health, fitness apps make smartphones an exercise toolFeb 18, 2013 4:16 am - When Jon Mead, a devoted cyclist, visits a new city, he goes right to his smartphone app Strava to find the best bike routes. In his hometown, Sacramento, Calif., the 24...
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Boosting immune system will help you avoid colds, fluFeb 18, 2013 4:00 am - Chances are, you've recently had family members or co-workers sick with a cold or the flu. This time of year seems to bring on sickness as often as the weather changes....
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10th Annual ADAMS night:Feb 17, 2013 6:32 pm - The 10th annual ADAMS (Automatic Defibrillators Allow More Survival) Night celebration, is set for Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Doubletree by Hilton, 510 East Route 83, Mund...
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Fry Family YMCA opens doors to new additionFeb 16, 2013 7:00 am - Renovations are nothing new to Naperville’s Fry Family YMCA, but the latest round is expected to extend the facility’s life by several years. YMCA officials and communit...
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WARNING SHOTS: Two space rocks hours apartFeb 15, 2013 4:31 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A space rock even bigger than the meteor that exploded like an atom bomb over Russia could drop out of the sky unannounced at any time and wreak h...
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Award winning movie at Aspen LibraryFeb 15, 2013 3:54 pm - Parents, teachers, caregivers and children ages 10 and up accompanied by an adult, are invited to a screening of photojournalist Dan Habib’s award-winning documentary fi...
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Hospice chaplain from Bartlett sees his work as a blessingFeb 15, 2013 1:23 pm - Chaplain Branislav Dedic, a Bartlett resident, was an ordained pastor for 27 years before joining Adventist St. Thomas Hospice in Hinsdale. It is work he says he feels b...
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New virus cases at 12Feb 15, 2013 12:22 pm - British health authorities identified an additional case of a new respiratory virus in a relative of a person diagnosed this week, bringing the global tally of cases to ...
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Concussion panel discussion:Feb 14, 2013 3:30 pm - The Midtown Athletic Club in Bannockburn hosts a town-hall meeting on concussions on Saturday, Feb. 16 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The meeting features a panel discussion...
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Palatine YMCA gets fitness grant from the American Cancer SocietyFeb 14, 2013 9:46 am - As part of its continuing fight against youth obesity, the American Cancer Society has awarded 30 youth obesity prevention community grants totaling $360,000 to nonprofi...