Health and Fitness
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Gurnee students jump rope for heart healthFeb 27, 2018 12:00 am - Spaulding School student Marcus Schenk has a personal connection to the Gurnee school's annual Jump Rope for Heart event. Marcus' sister, Josie, 10, has Wolff-Parkinson-...
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Join Memory Cafe for monthly meetings in BataviaFeb 27, 2018 12:00 am - Pet therapy for seniors is the feature presentation when the Memory Cafe Fox Valley meets at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Newton Room of the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Ba...
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Don't like going to the gym? It could be your personalityFeb 25, 2018 10:00 pm - If you like exercise but can't stand doing it in a gym - or can only do it in a gym - it could be because of your personality. A new study by the British Psychological S...
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Quick action saves new mom from cardiac perilFeb 25, 2018 5:00 am - Seven-month-old Christopher Trulley has his mom's beautiful blue eyes and easygoing disposition. But best of all, he has her. Two weeks after her third child was born l...
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Get the most from your food by keeping your gut healthyFeb 25, 2018 5:00 am - For your body to perform at its best, you must eat the right types of foods and you must be able to properly digest and break down those foods. We're consistently shari...
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At 83, Des Plaines' Toni Gibson is a fighterFeb 25, 2018 5:00 am - At the age of 83, Dolores 'Toni' Gibson of Des Plaines had always lived a healthy life. She had not experienced many health issues, had never had a surgery, and had a la...
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EKG tests offered to Lake Zurich High students March 14Feb 25, 2018 12:00 am - Lake Zurich High School students will be offered EKG tests courtesy of an organization named after a 20-year-old who died from a sudden cardiac arrest. The Max Schewitz ...
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She thought it was a stray eyelash. It was eye worms.
Feb 24, 2018 5:00 am - Abby Beckley thought her left eye was irritated because of a stray eyelash. She rubbed her eye, flushed it with water, but when the discomfort remained, she peered into ...
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Food allergy bullying is no laughing matterFeb 24, 2018 5:00 am - It's called food allergy bullying, and it's a new trend that is endangering children with allergies. Researchers estimate that 5.9 million children under age 18 in th...
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Can a probiotic ease colic in breast-fed babies?Feb 24, 2018 5:00 am - Q: When our first son was born, we almost lost our minds as we rode out his bouts of colic. Our second son is due this spring and the idea of dealing with colic again al...