Health and Fitness
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Men Celebrate Free Health and Fitness DayJun 11, 2014 11:00 pm - The Des Plaines Park District and the City of Des Plaines Health and Human Services Division hosted their first free Men's Health and Fitness Day, at Prairie Lakes Commu...
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DuPage begins monitoring for West Nile virusJun 11, 2014 1:01 am - DuPage County has launched its annual battle against mosquitoes capable of infecting humans with West Nile virus. Forest preserve officials say they've started their 12t...
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New Age healing for trauma of warJun 10, 2014 5:30 am - WASHINGTON - "Notice what you're hearing. Take in your location, from the symbols to the souls behind these monuments," Ben King, yoga teacher and Iraq War veteran, told...
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Running provides a 'sense of self' to young athleteJun 10, 2014 5:30 am - WASHINGTON - Rheinhardt Harrison is such a typical, hyperactive 10-year-old suburban boy - loves basketball and Xbox, grossed out by onions and girls - that it's easy to...
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Firm wants FDA to declare smokless tobacco saferJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - RICHMOND, Va. - Smokeless tobacco maker Swedish Match is asking the Food and Drug Administration to certify its General-branded pouches of tobacco as less harmful than c...
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Petcoke handler says it will consolidate terminalsJun 10, 2014 1:00 am - A company that stores giant mounds of petroleum coke on Chicago's Southeast Side says it's consolidating operations at one location. KCBX Terminals has operated two site...
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Japanese companies encouraging power naps at workJun 09, 2014 5:45 am - SAITAMA, Japan - It was a little after 1:30 p.m. and a male employee at Okuta Corp., a housing renovation firm in Saitama, Japan, placed a small pillow on his desk. He b...
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Naperville hospital chaplains provide an oasis of supportJun 09, 2014 5:30 am - "The eye of the hurricane" - that's how Chaplain Karen Swiderski, manager of spiritual care and pastoral education for Edward and Linden Oaks hospitals in Naperville, de...
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Regular exercise is important for a healthy brainJun 09, 2014 5:30 am - Q: I'm in my late 60s. I've read that regular exercise helps prevent memory loss. I find that hard to believe. How does it do that? And how much exercise do I need to re...
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Turn family time into fitness timeJun 09, 2014 5:30 am - We all know the benefits of exercise. It can improve our physical and mental health and help expand our social circles. It's as close to a panacea as we're likely to get...