Health and Fitness
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Feeling the burn: Contestants' sore muscles are a badge of honorMar 24, 2014 5:30 am - Two words, no three, describe a common bond between the contestants of the Fittest Loser Challenge this week: sore, sore muscles. While their bodies have become more ac...
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Teams move out of their comfort zonesMar 24, 2014 5:30 am - The 23 corporate and 13 park district teams vying in the Fittest Loser Community Challenge banded together in no uncertain terms to propel their individual teams to grea...
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Your health: Impact of fried food depends on genesMar 24, 2014 5:30 am - Impact of fried food depends on genes A diet full of fried foods isn't good for anyone, but it may result in more weight gain for people at a high genetic risk for ...
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Visit 'Cupcakes and Cookies for College'Mar 24, 2014 5:00 am - Autism on the rise to 1 in 88 children, adults with autism and other developmental disabilities need education and vocational training through high school and especially...
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Health insurance enrollment help in Lake CountyMar 24, 2014 1:01 am - With the March 31 deadline for uninsured residents to enroll in Marketplace health insurance plans approaching, Enroll Lake County! is extending hours at several enrollm...
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Change up your workout to get better resultsMar 23, 2014 5:45 am - Changing up your workout routine is great for progressing the body as well as keeping your head in the game. Boring workouts get boring results. We've taken three commo...
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Is runDisney the happiest race on earth?Mar 23, 2014 5:45 am - Aurora resident Jackie Horvath, 57, and her 27-year-old daughter, Rachel, never thought that their love of all things Disney would help get them into shape. But in the p...
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St. Viator lacrosse team links with 8-year-old cancer patientMar 21, 2014 5:30 am - An 8-year-old Wheaton boy battling a brain tumor will be inducted as the newest member of the St. Viator High School lacrosse team when it plays its first game today on ...
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Q&A: Am I stuck in my job's costly health plan?Mar 21, 2014 1:01 am - EDITOR'S NOTE - First in a series addressing real-life questions about personal impact of health care law. WASHINGTON - The new health care law helps some people, hurts ...
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Cardinal George out of the hospitalMar 21, 2014 1:00 am - Cardinal George was released from Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood Friday afternoon after being admitted on March 14 due to flu-like symptoms and dehydration....