Health and Fitness
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Babcock McGraw: Suburban mom ready to tackle Chicago Marathon, eyes OlympicsOct 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 ...
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Gold medalist Farah claims first marathon win in ChicagoOct 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 ...
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Last year's flu broke records
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...
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Could a bikini wax increase risk of STD?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...
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Book review: 'Dopesick': Heartbreaking stories of young lives lost, families crushed in the opioid epidemicOct 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...
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Starting, or returning, to a fitness routine? Here are tips to prevent overdoing it
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Review: The Apple Watch faces its toughest challenge yet: Grandma
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'It's what we are supposed to do,' Elgin officer says of saving man's life while on vacationOct 06, 2018 1:00 am - Elgin police officer saves a man's life while vacationing in Michigan
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Acts of remembering can be soothingOct 06, 2018 1:00 am - There are certain days when many people go visit the gravesite of their loved one. It could be Memorial Day in the spring, or a birthday, an anniversary, another meanin...
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Advocate, Chicago Bears raise breast cancer awarenessOct 04, 2018 11:00 pm - On Sept. 24, a little Soldier Field pregame excitement made its way to the suburbs when Advocate Health Care and the Chicago Bears hosted Monday Night Lights, a pep rall...