Health and Fitness
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Advocates needed for autism awarenessOct 06, 2014 5:01 am - As a parent of a teenager with autism, I need on a daily basis to advocate for my son, to try to provide the best possible future for him after the age of 22 and into ad...
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Elgin commission says no to medical marijuanaOct 06, 2014 1:01 am - The saga of an application to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Elgin continued to play out at a commission meeting Monday night, but the Elgin City Council will ha...
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Naperville soccer fundraiser nets $31,000 to 'Cure SMA'Oct 05, 2014 11:00 pm - Naperville-area high school students and community members who came together for an evening of soccer with an unusually large ball raised $31,000 for a disease that affe...
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Dogs making a big impact on patient care at local hospitalsOct 05, 2014 11:00 pm - It's official. Health care is going to the dogs. At Northwest Community Hospital, administrators have started training their 10th team of animal assisted therapy dogs an...
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Bicycle built for two: Are you really in tandem?Oct 05, 2014 7:00 am - Bicycles can be good for commuting. They can also be good for communing (with nature). On a bicycle built for two, whether you commute or commune, you had better be good...
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Color the Town Pink in Deer ParkOct 05, 2014 7:00 am - On Saturday, Oct. 11, help Color the Town Pink in Deer Park in support of breast cancer research and prevention. Join the Daily Herald at Deer Park Town Center for a day...
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Lombard cancer patient counsels others on living with the diagnosisOct 05, 2014 7:00 am - The calendar marks Oct. 20 as the 15th anniversary of when Gary Grieger was told his non-Hodgkin lymphoma probably was going to kill him. Reminders of how close the fath...
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In Japan, police, shops reward elderly who quit drivingOct 05, 2014 7:00 am - OSAKA, Japan — A shopping street in Osaka has begun providing discounts to elderly drivers who voluntarily turn in their driver's licenses, while a local police station ...
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Simple lifestyle changes can have a significant effect at reducing blood pressureOct 04, 2014 7:00 am - In a recent article I wrote about the benefits of hibiscus tea for high blood pressure. Since that article, a number of my patients have asked me "what other supplements...
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Passionate and precise, the tango is also therapeuticOct 04, 2014 7:00 am - Scientists in the United States have confirmed what researchers around the world have suspected for some time: "Slow … slow … quick-quick-slow," the basic steps to the d...