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
Oct 19, 2017 11:00 pm - On the day that would change his life forever, Ryan Brown went on his regular morning run. He rode his bicycle the quick mile to work at the U.S. Trademark and Patent O...
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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...