Health and Fitness
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Yoga expert opens up about body insecurities in new bookJan 27, 2013 6:22 am - “May I Be Happy: a Memoir of Love, Yoga, and Changing My Mind” (Dutton), by Cyndi Lee Yoga students are often motivated and even inspired by watching teachers twist thei...
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ECC team ‘adopts’ child with brain cancerJan 26, 2013 8:11 pm - Thirteen-month-old Matthew Donald Erickson of Huntley has two siblings already, but gained 14 new big brothers when he was “adopted” by the Elgin Community College men’s...
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ESO musicians bring comfort to Sherman patientsJan 25, 2013 5:00 pm - Fourteen-year-old Brooke Mora and her mother Penelope Garcia played their usual rounds of “War” card games on a recent Thursday in Brooke's room at Sherman Hospital in E...
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Illinois flu deaths up to 58Jan 25, 2013 3:11 pm - SPRINGFIELD — State health officials say Illinois flu activity continues to be high in a season where the virus struck earlier than usual. Illinois Department of Public ...
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Melanoma fundraiser Saturday night in Arlington Hts.Jan 25, 2013 12:07 pm - A fundraiser to fight melanoma is being held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at Murphy’s of Arlington Heights, 1609 W. Campbell St. The fundraiser was organized by Tracie ...
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Boxing-inspired workout a hit with momsJan 25, 2013 4:00 am - A photograph was all it took to inspire Erin Alsakhria to change her lifestyle and to get healthy. It was more than year ago when the 37-year-old mother of two looked at...
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Illinois takes baby steps toward 1st birth centerJan 23, 2013 2:53 pm - Rocking chairs, birthing tubs and changing tables haven’t yet been ordered, but organizers in West suburban Berwyn are eager to start furnishing their birth center — whi...
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Daily Herald kicks off 5th Fittest Loser ChallengeJan 23, 2013 2:29 pm - As the Daily Herald’s fifth Fittest Loser Challenge is set to kick off, 23 five-member teams representing 17 area park districts are set to join in the competition. This...
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Program for kids struggling with obesity helps them make healthy choicesJan 22, 2013 11:00 am - Naperville resident Stephanie Hough estimates that her son Jack Maring was 60 pounds overweight when she enrolled him in ProActive Kids last fall. Fearing that her then...
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Health officials strongly urge people to get flu shotJan 22, 2013 10:00 am - The flu is a widespread problem that's taxing Kane County's emergency rooms, often unnecessarily, according to health officials. The latest statistics show more than 5 p...