Health and Fitness
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St. Charles’ Healing Gardens open June 12Jun 10, 2011 12:00 am - Submitted by Healing Gardens Healing Gardens, a 2-acre expanse of woodland and perennial gardens on Stone Hill Farm off Dean Road in St. Charles, will be open from 11 a....
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Theismann in Chicago June 18 to help save livesJun 09, 2011 12:00 am - Pro football legend Joe Theismann will be in Chicago June 18 to lend his support to a free health screening to detect a deadly vascular condition — abdominal aortic aneu...
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CDW goes to marketJun 09, 2011 12:00 am - Like other businesses, computer giant CDW is exploring ways to keep its workforce healthy. But what the company has in store this summer is new territory — its own priva...
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Lake Bluff man walking cross country for friendJun 09, 2011 12:00 am - A long and difficult journey began May 19, the day Alex Arobelidze, a Lake Bluff resident and an employee of Ferentino's Pizza in Lake Forest, departed on a walk of more...
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Relay for Life events comingJun 07, 2011 12:00 am - Relay For Life events are coming up this weekend in Barrington and next weekend in Bartlett. Relay For Life of Barrington hopes to draw more than 1,000 people and is att...
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When do kids need a tonsillectomy?Jun 06, 2011 1:00 am - “Does she need to get those out?” the mother wanted to know. Her 13-year-old had just finished a course of antibiotics for strep throat and within days was back in with ...
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Your health: Water better for youJun 06, 2011 1:00 am - Stick with water Sports drinks aren't necessary for children and teenagers and are likely to contribute to obesity, according to U.S. researchers urging parents to ...
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Group checkups proving effectiveJun 06, 2011 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Wait a minute, Doc. You want me to share my appointment with 10 other patients? Group appointments aren't just for psychotherapy anymore. Put diabetes, high...
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Teen gets past fears of heart transplantJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Courtney Montgomery's heart was failing fast, but the 16-year-old furiously refused when her doctors, and her mother, urged a transplant. Previous surgerie...
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90-year-old doesn't give in to diabetesJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES — When Bob Krause recently turned 90, it was by virtue of an unflagging determination and a mentality of precision that kept his body humming after being dia...