Health and Fitness
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Sleep-deprived drivers have plenty in common with drunken drivers
Dec 10, 2016 6:30 am - Drivers who have had too little sleep are no different than those who have had three or four drinks and are too drunk to drive. Those are the findings of an AAA Foundati...
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Saying goodbye and thank youDec 10, 2016 6:00 am - Dear Readers: Elton John sang that "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word," but for me the hardest word is "Goodbye." Every goodbye is an ending. Long before life ends...
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Whooping cough outbreak at Hersey, Prospect high schoolsDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - Five students at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights and four at Prospect High School in Mount Prospect have confirmed cases of whooping cough, according to the Cook...
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Female-owned vascular and vein practice expandsDec 08, 2016 10:00 pm - A mere 2 percent of practicing vascular surgeons in the U.S. are female, and two of them have been in practice together in Arlington Heights since July 2014 at Northwest...
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Dick Pond manager in St. Charles leads running clubsDec 07, 2016 10:00 pm - Glen Kamps isn't sure he's helped people more than any others when he says "there are people who are helping other people in different ways every day." But those familia...
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Des Plaines gymnast's heart defect discovered in timeDec 07, 2016 5:00 am - Maine West High School gymnast Rayna Davis is one of seven varsity members on the Warriors' team this year, and already in the new season they have three meets in the bo...
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Organizers, city replace Naperville marathon with 5KDec 07, 2016 12:00 am - When racers toe the line for the fifth running of a Naperville distance race, there will be no marathon, no 26.2-mile endurance challenge touted as a highlight for the t...
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Naperville stores must raise tobacco sale age to 21Dec 06, 2016 12:00 am - Stores in Naperville no longer will be allowed to sell tobacco products to anyone younger than 21 beginning Jan. 1. The prohibition will extend to alternative nicotine p...
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Clinic now open to every Dist. 116 studentDec 05, 2016 4:40 am - After a two-year trial period, Lake County's only school-based health clinic has more than tripled the number of students eligible to receive services. Vaccinations, pri...
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Get a flu shot during National Influenza Vaccination WeekDec 04, 2016 10:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department urges anyone who has not yet received a flu shot to get one as soon as possible. Dec. 4-10 is National Influenza Vaccination Week, a na...