Health and Fitness
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Less distance, same enthusiasm at Naperville half marathonOct 22, 2017 1:00 am - Amber White is no novice when it comes to running - and winning - races in Naperville. The 32-year-old was a record-breaking middle-distance runner at North Central Coll...
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Ultrasounds provide additional screening for those with dense breast tissueOct 21, 2017 11:00 pm - Although they live many miles apart, Patti Beyer of Glenview and her youngest sister, Susan Larkin, share a love of fishing, blueberry picking and making jam. They also ...
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Breast cancer death rate drops almost 40 percent
Oct 21, 2017 1:00 pm - Breast cancer death rates declined almost 40 percent between 1989 and 2015, averting 322,600 deaths, according to a recent report by the American Cancer Society. Breast ...
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It's important to keep your brain active, tooOct 21, 2017 7:30 am - Brain health is an often overlooked aspect of wellness, but has a major impact on your body's well-being. Many times brain health is only addressed once there are known ...
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Nutritional supplements may help prevent migrainesOct 21, 2017 7:30 am - Q: I've suffered with migraines for years, and my doctor wants to give me a daily medication to prevent them. I'm reluctant to rely too heavily on drugs. Aren't there an...
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Expect road closures Sunday for Naperville half marathon, 5KOct 20, 2017 1:00 am - Roughly 4,500 runners with training behind them, goals ahead of them and volunteers supporting them will toe the starting line Sunday morning in Naperville. Running eit...
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A short ride put him on a long road to recovery
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Seminars on Medicare Part D in Palatine and Rolling MeadowsOct 19, 2017 1:00 am - State Sen. Tom Rooney and AARP will host two Medicare Part D seminars Monday, Oct. 23, in Palatine and Rolling Meadows for seniors to learn about plan options, costs and...
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Half marathon, 5K combine for a big weekend in NapervilleOct 15, 2017 11:00 pm - Call it “Naperville's biggest running weekend” or Naperville's largest simultaneous school fundraiser — it's really one and the same. The fifth annual Healthy Driven Na...
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Bicycling to work in the suburbs requires risk, effort; why I do it anywayOct 15, 2017 7:40 am - Bicycling has always been part of my life. It started with riding my Schwinn Sting-Ray all over the neighborhood in Harwood Heights in the 1970s, and it progressed to m...