Health and Fitness
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Half of US adults have high blood pressure in new guidelines
Nov 16, 2017 10:00 pm - New guidelines lower the threshold for high blood pressure, adding 30 million Americans to those who have the condition, which now plagues nearly half of U.S. adults. Hi...
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Naperville neighborhood starts its own mini turkey trotNov 15, 2017 10:00 pm - Ever tried getting a houseful of kids up early on a holiday morning - not to open presents, but to run 3.1 miles? Some residents of the Maplebrook subdivision in Naperv...
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Donate with Heartland Blood Centers Nov. 21-27Nov 15, 2017 10:00 pm - Elijah M. has suffered from sickle-cell disease his whole life and has needed multiple transfusions. During a sickle-cell crisis that developed into acute chest syndrom...
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Blood drives at 7-Eleven storesNov 15, 2017 12:00 am - LifeSource and 7-Eleven franchisees are combining on blood drives this month. The first blood drive will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at the 7-Eleven stor...
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Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation offers 'Know Your Family' worksheetNov 13, 2017 10:00 pm - (CHICAGO) Nov. 08, 2017 - This Thanksgiving, Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation encourages families to use their time together to have vital discussions about family hea...
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Could combining these two exercises help prevent heart disease?Nov 13, 2017 10:00 pm - People often look to maximize the benefits of their diet and exercise regimens to make every minute they spend in the gym as beneficial as possible. A new study says tha...
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Iron Maiden singer writes about bullying, cancer and flyingNov 13, 2017 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Bruce Dickinson used to think that writing an autobiography should come at the end of his career. A bout with throat cancer changed his mind. After his recove...
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Dispute over dog's half marathon medal ends with happy tearsNov 13, 2017 12:00 am - There were some tears at a recent Naperville City Council meeting when a special competitor - a four-legged one named Mina - received a medal for her distance running. T...
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Revised Life Time Fitness plan will go before Lake Zurich panelNov 13, 2017 12:00 am - Life Time Fitness will present its latest proposal to build a health club on the site of the former Hackney's restaurant in Lake Zurich to the village's planning and zon...
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National Prematurity Awareness Month: Dispelling five common pregnancy mythsNov 12, 2017 10:00 pm - November is National Prematurity Awareness Month, a time for families nationwide/in Illinois to think about the health of expectant mothers and babies, and about how to ...