Health and Fitness
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District 214 to host suicide prevention programApr 17, 2012 11:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214, in partnership with local social service agencies, will host a community event to bring the issue of suicide and depression ...
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Group celebrates 40 years of helping youthApr 17, 2012 5:30 am - Left to his own devices, Justin Simms knows he could have gone down a self-destructive path toward drug addiction, dropping out of high school and facing a future of juv...
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Too little sleep increases diabetes riskApr 16, 2012 8:50 pm - WASHINGTON — More people pull the night shift. Teens text past midnight and stumble to class at dawn. Travelers pack red-eye flights. Nodding off behind the wheel isn’t ...
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Edman's workouts 'surprise' trainerApr 16, 2012 6:15 am - “Cathi's motivation comes from being an extremely competitive person by nature,” says George Gersch, trainer for Our Fittest Loser Catherine Edman. “I've had to remind h...
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Seeing progress gives her a real boostApr 16, 2012 6:15 am - I've always viewed success as black and white: did I hit a deadline, tackle a goal, conquer a fear — or not? Anything short of complete success was total failure. This p...
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Health and wellness seminarsApr 16, 2012 6:15 am - Deer Park Town Center is offering health and wellness seminars throughout the Fittest Loser Challenge. Coming up this week: Get the Skinny on Skincare: 10 to 11 a.m., Sa...
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Antarctic marathon a ‘cool’ race for runnersApr 16, 2012 6:10 am - Ahhh, the South Pole in summer. The temperature climbs toward 30 degrees, the winds calm to a gentle 40 mph, the ice melts a bit, leaving a thick muck that clings like c...
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Status report for Fittest Loser contestantsApr 16, 2012 6:00 am - In order of place Michael White, 25, of West Dundee Starting weight: 320 Current weight: 253 Weight lost this week: 3 pounds Total weight loss: 67 pounds, 20.9 perc...
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Surgery for deviated septum has high success rateApr 16, 2012 6:00 am - Q. My husband has a deviated septum. The condition runs in his family, and both his mother and uncle had unsuccessful surgeries to correct theirs. As a result, he refuse...
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Few babies survive long with trisomy 18Apr 16, 2012 6:00 am - Rick Santorum’s withdrawal from the Republican presidential race last week once again drew attention to the rare genetic condition of his 3-year-old daughter, Bella. As...