Health and Fitness
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Demanding boot camp turns it up a notchMar 19, 2011 11:00 pm - When I was much younger and considering career choices, I actually thought about joining the military. It wasn't more than a passing thought because I quickly realized I...
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Boot camp pushes Fittest Losers to the limitMar 19, 2011 11:00 pm - Apparently, the Fittest Losers from years past simply weren't getting all the pleasure they could out of three months of hard-core fitness workouts with their trainers. ...
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Sherman Health named a 'Company That Cares'Mar 16, 2011 11:00 pm - Sherman Health is proud to be named a “Company That Cares” for the fourth consecutive year. This prestigious designation honors companies that demonstrate a commitment t...
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Harper offers free ultrasoundsMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - The Harper College Diagnostic Medical Sonography program is seeking volunteers interested in receiving free ultrasounds. Available tests include obstetric ultrasounds (p...
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U.S. life expectancy surpasses 78, a new recordMar 15, 2011 11:00 pm - ATLANTA — U.S. life expectancy has hit another all-time high, rising above 78 years. The estimate of 78 years and 2 months is for a baby born in 2009, and comes from a ...
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Try Piloxing for free in SchaumburgMar 15, 2011 2:00 am - The Schaumburg Park District will offer fitness fanatics the chance to try out Piloxing for free from 10-11 a.m. Friday, March 18, at the Community Recreation Center, 50...
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Fremd students stop for breakfast with their principalMar 15, 2011 12:00 am - Since 2003, Fremd High School in Palatine has celebrated National School Breakfast Week by holding a “Breakfast with the Principal” day during the first week in March. T...
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Parents should keep tabs on child's fat intakeMar 13, 2011 11:00 pm - My cute patient was a solid fellow. He had just turned 1 and his parents were wondering if there were any new dietary rules they had to follow now that he was a toddler....
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Mentally ill need our supportMar 13, 2011 11:00 pm - I write regarding the column by Burt Constable titled, “Cancer survivors boast, so should mental illness champs.” I read some of the responses your readers had to Tica K...
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Tanning beds a matter of public healthMar 13, 2011 11:00 pm - As head of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine and President of the American Academy of Ot...