Health and Fitness
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Bartlett man in triathlon after heart transplantJul 24, 2011 12:00 am - The dial on his pacemaker cranks up to 165 beats per minute, but that's not enough for triathlete Kevin Lue. “He's focused, he's committed,” says Mayo Clinic cardiologis...
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A baby girl's death sparks a growing charity for othersJul 24, 2011 12:00 am - Expecting their first baby in the spring of 2004, Mike and Tiffani Haught of Gilberts received the bad news during a February ultrasound 20 weeks into the pregnancy. “Th...
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Grandson joins granddad in health careJul 23, 2011 6:26 am - ELDORADO, Ill. — Ferrell Hospital boasts what is undoubtedly one of the few grandfather-grandson combinations in rural health care. Since Andrew Hosman joined the practi...
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Teen gets new heart, new lifeJul 23, 2011 6:00 am - HOOPESTON, Ill. — From the moment the problem was diagnosed in his tiny infant heart, Andrew Myers has never had a life like other kids. There's been so much medicine a...
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Mundelein girl with rare disease raises fundsJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - An old guitar with just three strings brought in 25 cents at Rebecca Ackerman's garage sale. But that quarter, along with change and bills collected from the sale of stu...
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Geneva Summer Sunset Races a family affairJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - Most summers, Doug Jones, a Batavia native and Fox River Trail Runners vice president, runs the Summer Sunset Races' 5k race. This year, though, he will be volunteering ...
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North, northwest suburbs spared heat-related deathsJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - Storms driving through the Chicago area this morning are giving a brief respite from the heat, which may have claimed up to six lives so far in Chicago and the South sub...
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Local bariatric patients celebrate new lifestyleJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - Last summer it would have been difficult for Downers Grove resident Adrienne Wojcik and her husband Greg to go for a leisurely bike ride. The couple certainly never drea...
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Barrington girl’s foundation to benefit from rock concertJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - Two Lake Zurich women have organized a rock concert fundraiser Saturday night for the Hope4Bridget foundation, started by a Barrington area family whose daughter, Bridge...
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Crazy or dedicated? Suburban runners workout in extreme heatJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - As temperatures hovered around 95 degrees this week, Grace Wasielewski didn't waste a blink worrying about running in the extreme heat. The 58-year-old Prospect Heights ...