Health and Fitness
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Cross' change of heart may aid in passage of medical marijuana legislationApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - A suburban Republican's change of heart — driven by watching the suffering of a close friend — has brought the Illinois House one step closer to legalizing medical marij...
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Roselle Fire offers CPR course May 12Apr 27, 2011 11:00 pm - The Roselle Fire Department is offering a Heartsaver CPR/AED course from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, May 12 at the fire station, 100 E. Maple Ave. The course teaches all lay ...
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Warrenville's Hubble school to host its first eco-fairApr 27, 2011 12:00 am - When Hubble Middle School students were split into groups that would pursue independent projects for today's Eco Fair, 14-year-old Carly Lewis was thrilled. Her group's ...
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Glen Ellyn group educates teen parentsApr 27, 2011 12:00 am - Even in the best of circumstances — with a supportive, financially secure family — becoming a teenage parent is fraught with difficulty. How do you care for and raise a ...
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At this gym, you generate electricityApr 26, 2011 12:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. — Reddening, a rivulet of sweat running across her cheek, Amy McCullough hunched over the stationary bike, pumped her legs like crazy and began producing ...
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FDA says Merck drug successfully fights hepatitisApr 24, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal health officials said Monday a highly-anticipated drug to treat hepatitis C made by Merck appears to cure more patients in less time than establishe...
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Hard to call training regimen fun and gamesApr 24, 2011 11:00 pm - My trainer, Tony, and I have a difference of opinion. Typically, I think differing opinions are a good thing and often it's more interesting to be around people with var...
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Fittest Loser trainers ramp it up a notchApr 24, 2011 11:00 pm - The Fittest Losers, five Daily Herald readers and one editor, have been working for weeks to lose weight as part of a three-month competition. Now it's time to get serio...
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Local biker with disability joins cross-country TV journeyApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - As soon as she sees her fellow participants in a TV adventure series featuring people with disabilities riding a bicycle across the United States, Dianne Jones can’t hel...
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Fevers in kids a symptom not a diseaseApr 23, 2011 11:00 pm - It had been a long night for the mother of the sick 8-month-old. The little boy had started with a fever of 102 the previous evening and again was fussy and hot upon wak...