Health and Fitness
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Palatine woman inspires with her weight lossMay 19, 2014 5:30 am - Valerie Okleshen's weight-loss journey started like so many other women. Growing up in Flossmoor, she had been an "average, normal weight," although she didn't consider ...
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Your health: Few children see dentist by age 2May 19, 2014 5:15 am - Study: Few children see dentist by age 2 Parents look forward to many of their child's firsts, but a new study shows a major gap when it comes to toddlers' smiles...
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Sharing the same path not the answerMay 19, 2014 5:01 am - This is the third time I have written to you about the bike trail and pedestrian safety at Lake Arlington. (Thank you for printing my other letters.) I'm the guy who was...
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Disabled residents need 5% tax hikeMay 19, 2014 5:01 am - Gov. Quinn's recently released proposed state budget includes dire consequences for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities if the current 5 percent stat...
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For Illinois caretakers, raises are hard to come byMay 19, 2014 5:00 am - On the second night of the NFL draft, an Oakland Raiders pick from 40 years ago sat in a one-story house in Des Plaines with a wheelchair ramp out front, a home he's bot...
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Son of former mayor in 'Death Race' eventMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - The son of former Elk Grove Village Mayor Dennis Gallitano will participate next month in a grueling test of strength and mental endurance as part of the 40-mile Death R...
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Hospitals reach out to attract affluent immigrantsMay 18, 2014 6:02 am - HOUSTON - The menu includes pork or chicken dumplings, fried rice or chicken congee soup with jasmine rice and ginger. It's an enviable repast that diners take in bed - ...
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Genetic makeup may affect a person's risk of concussionMay 18, 2014 5:45 am - Scientists studying head injuries have found something surprising: Genes may make some people more susceptible to concussion and trauma than others. A person's genetic ...
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Fittest Loser contest helps us move the needleMay 18, 2014 5:01 am - That was an eye-catching lead staff writer Jessica Cilella wrote about the South Elgin man who won our Fittest Loser contest. John Bohanek, she noted, "regularly fell vi...
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CDC: Measles outbreak at highest level since 1996May 17, 2014 5:45 am - Measles has infected 129 people in 13 states so far this year, the most in the first four months of any year since 1996, officials from the Centers for Disease Control a...