Health and Fitness
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Lisle runners lead suburban pack in Illinois River to River Relay raceApr 25, 2015 7:40 am - Rick Eckstein didn't know what to think when he was given toilet paper, some fruit and dog biscuits before the first Illinois River to River Relay race in 1988. It turns...
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Not time to ban peanuts from schools, Arlington Heights Dist. 25 saysApr 25, 2015 7:30 am - Students in Arlington Heights elementary schools can still bring peanut butter in their lunches, for now. A few parents have asked District 25 to ban all peanut products...
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Internet searches are convincing us we're smarter than we really areApr 25, 2015 7:00 am - Is Google creating the next generation of office blowhards? A clever psychological study by Yale University researchers suggests the answer is yes. It seems that as we l...
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Unusual domino series of transplants able to save more livesApr 25, 2015 7:00 am - When two Maryland children got lifesaving liver transplants from deceased organ donors in January, the children's diseased livers were not discarded, as such organs usua...
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Find balance when planning your meals and snacksApr 25, 2015 7:00 am - Although there's an abundance of food choices out there, we teach our clients five basic food groups — protein, fats, fruits, vegetables, and starches. Fruits, vegetabl...
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Waubonsie students assemble 'Bikes for Tykes'Apr 25, 2015 1:00 am - Waubonsie Valley High School had a good problem for its annual month of service: Too many students wanted to be involved. Plans to create a new room for a child with a ...
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Butkus to talk to athletes about playing clean in Glenbard Parent SeriesApr 22, 2015 11:00 pm - A Chicago Bears legend, linebacker Dick Butkus will present his "I Play Clean" program at 7 p.m. Monday, May 4, as part of the Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy...
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Skin cancer screening eventApr 22, 2015 1:00 am - Dermatologists at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital will provide free skin cancer screening appointments for the public during their annual free screening event...
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Naperville mental health hospital celebrating 25 years with benefit concertApr 21, 2015 11:00 am - Mental Health professionals at Linden Oaks at Edward behavioral health hospital in Naperville would like to say their practice has come a long way toward public acceptan...
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Keeping more people alive by making CPR simplerApr 21, 2015 6:00 am - You need only two things to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation and possibly save a life: a willingness to press hard on someone's chest and familiarity with the Bee Gee...