Health and Fitness
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Easter Seals: Early intervention key to successFeb 05, 2016 4:59 am - "It's enormously isolating when you know something is wrong with your child and everyone keeps saying he's fine," shares Mary Susan Murphy of Naperville. Within just a f...
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Autism center to host open house in LibertyvilleFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - Trumpet Behavioral Health will host an open house, Feb. 24 from 4 to 7 p.m., at its Libertyville Autism Center, 28045 N. Ashley Circle, Suite 201. Families, health care ...
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Elgin instructor says yoga improves kids' focus, self-esteemFeb 02, 2016 4:00 am - You want to help your kids become stronger and more flexible while fostering their self-esteem, empathy and ability to focus? Yoga is a prime way to do that, instructor ...
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Free dental services available during 'Dentist With a Heart'Feb 01, 2016 10:00 pm - Aurora Children's Dental Services has organized the 16th annual "Dentist With a Heart" Feb. 5-19. Twenty-two area dentists from throughout the Fox Valley will open their...
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Hand-knit newborn hats for heart disease awareness at Advocate Good SamaritanFeb 01, 2016 10:00 pm - DOWNERS GROVE - All babies born during February at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital will receive a special gift - a red knitted hat to raise awareness of heart disease. ...
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Safety tips for outdoor winter activitiesFeb 01, 2016 5:00 am - Play it safe while enjoying outdoor activities this winter, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County cautions. "The safest way to enjoy the outdoors is with anothe...
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Where you can snowshoe in Chicago suburbsFeb 01, 2016 5:00 am - Here is a sampling of some upcoming snowshoe activities at forest preserves in the Chicago suburbs. Wonders of Winter10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Mayslake,...
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Study supports practicing yoga in late pregnancy
Feb 01, 2016 5:00 am - Yoga is widely recommended as a good exercise for pregnant women: It keeps the body limber, tones muscles and can relieve stress. But it comes with caveats, warnings th...
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Snowshoeing: A great activity for the whole familyFeb 01, 2016 5:00 am - If you can walk, you can snowshoe. But it's not a walk in the park. "Snowshoeing is the best bang-for-your-buck, fat-burning workout in winter," says Dr. Ray Browning of...
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Glen Ellyn grandmother training to walk her 17th marathonFeb 01, 2016 12:00 am - Glen Ellyn resident Vaughan Nesslar remembers seeing the participants in the first Walt Disney World Marathon finishing the race near Orlando, Florida, and thinking they...