Health and Fitness
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St. Charles nonprofit hosts run, walk for PTSD awarenessJun 14, 2016 6:00 am - When Heidi Garton's brother returned home from a tour in Iraq, she noticed that something was different. She thinks he "left a piece of him" there. But soon, she learne...
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Go Gurnee fitness campaign in second phaseJun 14, 2016 5:19 am - Organized group walks will be part of the next stage for the Go Gurnee fitness campaign that launched last month. Gurnee Park District Executive Director Susie Kuruvilla...
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First-time fathers learn ABCs of parenting at dads-only classJun 13, 2016 11:00 pm - If pediatrician Ben Kornfeld, M.D., gets his wish, first-time dads will take a break from painting the nursery or assembling the crib to attend Northwest Community Healt...
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Volunteers needed to lobby for autism legislationJun 13, 2016 5:00 am - As a parent of a teenager with autism, on a daily basis I need to advocate for my son, to try to provide the best possible future for him after the age of 22. I also try...
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What does your sweat say about you?Jun 12, 2016 11:00 pm - Sweat does a lot more than make a person smelly; it can convey happiness, according to one study. The research, published in Psychological Science, concluded that emotio...
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Consulate General of India presents the Women's Health Initiative Seminar in association with Midwest Institute for Minimally Invasive TherapiesJun 12, 2016 11:00 pm - Chicago IL: The Consulate General of India in Association with Midwest institute Of Minimally Invasive Therapies (MIMIT) for the first time ever held a South Asian Women...
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Constable: '36 Olympic swimming champ still swimming in WadsworthJun 12, 2016 7:15 am - His 98th birthday just two weeks away, Adolph Kiefer slowly swings his stiff, worn body out of his wheelchair and lowers himself precariously close to the edge of the sw...
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Don't let a weak grip hold you back
Jun 12, 2016 7:14 am - You can bang out biceps curls in your sleep, knock out sets of chest presses like a pro. Yet your fingers feel as if they're going to break off every time you attempt a ...
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Throwing a punch at Parkinson's
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Women confront three-part challenge in Naperville triathlonJun 12, 2016 1:00 am - More than 1,500 women confronted a three-part challenge Sunday morning during the fourth annual Gildan Esprit de She Naperville Women's Triathlon, then celebrated their ...