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Tobacco sales age likely going up in Barrington

By Bob Susnjara
Oct 09, 2018 5:40 am - Barrington is poised to raise the minimum age for buying tobacco and vaping products such as electronic cigarettes to 21 from 18. Village board members Monday night info...
Fitness centers fill retail vacancies in Carol Stream

By Katlyn Smith
Oct 08, 2018 1:00 am - In Carol Stream, there's really no excuse for avoiding exercise with three new fitness centers opening in town. Planet Fitness is the latest gym to announce plans to fil...
New recommendations after last year's deadly flu

Submitted by Advocate Children's Hospital
Oct 07, 2018 7:30 am - Fall may have just arrived, but a warning has already been issued about the upcoming flu season. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released flu vaccine recomme...
Flexibility matters: It's no stretch to say that muscles need to be worked

By Marlene Cimons The Washington Post
Oct 07, 2018 7:30 am - Myles Schneider, 74, a semiretired podiatrist, stretches for 60 minutes, six times a week. Schneider, who also walks briskly for 45 minutes twice weekly and runs three t...
Babcock McGraw: Suburban mom ready to tackle Chicago Marathon, eyes Olympics

By Patricia Babcock McGraw
Oct 07, 2018 6:00 am - Raising four children under the age of 9 makes running a marathon seem ... well, not easy exactly, but ... easier. And maybe somewhat therapeutic, too. Just ask Jeannie ...
Gold medalist Farah claims first marathon win in Chicago

Associated Press
Oct 07, 2018 1:00 am - Britain's Mo Farah won the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, claiming his first marathon victory in three attempts. Farah finished in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 11 seconds. It was ...
Last year's flu broke records

By Lena H. Sun The Washington Post
Oct 06, 2018 7:30 am - Flu killed and hospitalized more people in the United States last winter than any seasonal influenza in decades, according to new data released in September. It's the mo...
Could a bikini wax increase risk of STD?

By Dr. Eve Glazier and Dr. Elizabeth Ko
Oct 06, 2018 7:30 am - Q: Does getting a bikini wax really increase the risk of getting a sexually transmitted disease? How would someone figure that out? A: Whether it's a bit of a trim for s...
Book review: 'Dopesick': Heartbreaking stories of young lives lost, families crushed in the opioid epidemic

By Susan Okie Washington Post
Oct 06, 2018 7:00 am - “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America” by Beth Macy; Little, Brown; 376 pages Drug overdoses killed a record 72,000 Americans last...
Starting, or returning, to a fitness routine? Here are tips to prevent overdoing it

By Gabriella Boston The Washington Post
Oct 06, 2018 7:00 am - It's the fall, which means gyms, golf courses and sports clubs are full of new participants using the beginning of the school year as a reason to jump-start their fitnes...

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