Health and Fitness
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Seawater bacteria, often fatal, finding victims in the SouthOct 11, 2013 3:36 pm - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Patty Konietzky thought the small purple lesion on her husband’s ankle was a spider bite. But when the lesion quickly spread across his body like ...
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Schaumburg HS football hosting fundraiser to support former student with ALSOct 11, 2013 1:21 pm - Schaumburg Saxon Football is hosting “Fight Like a Champion Night” in support of alumnus Eric Von Schaumburg on Friday, Oct. 25, during the football game at Schaumburg H...
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Story-character fair in Aurora to support charity dental care for kidsOct 11, 2013 8:38 am - Visit with your favorite fairy-tale characters, while helping provide free dental care to children, at the “Character Fair” Saturday at Rosary High School in Aurora. The...
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Growing awareness of concussions among womenOct 11, 2013 5:00 am - Emily Peters wanted to play college soccer so badly that when she suffered a concussion during her junior year in high school, she kept it a secret. Two years later, aft...
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Diocese must release documents in suit over fertility treatmentOct 10, 2013 4:27 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — A federal magistrate has ordered a Roman Catholic diocese in northern Indiana to turn over a wide range of documents, including records involving diocese ...
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Virtual trainers can motivate and keep watchful eye on youOct 10, 2013 6:00 am - At home, anyone with a DVD player can start a workout with the push of a button. Tamara Zemlo would rather have a trainer push her buttons. “I was trying to cheat a litt...
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Ceremony in Busse Woods raising awareness of pregnancy, infant lossOct 10, 2013 12:31 am - In just two years, Elizabeth Pullia of Streamwood lost three babies. Her friend, Elizabeth Martinez of Chicago, has gone through the loss of a child twice. To find comf...
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Prancercise: Celebration of self-expressionOct 09, 2013 6:00 am - One day in 1989, Joanna Rohrback was strutting along the Hollywood Beach boardwalk near her Florida home. “A really good song came on my Walkman,” says Rohrback, who soo...
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Alzheimer's Association offers new peer-to-peer programOct 08, 2013 2:00 pm - Submitted by Alzheimer's Association Greater Illinois Chapter The Alzheimer's Association Greater Illinois Chapter has announced its new peer-to-peer mentoring program, ...
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Cheerleading's school of hard knocksOct 08, 2013 5:00 am - Quick, name the sport that causes the largest number of catastrophic injuries among girls and young women. No, it's not soccer, lacrosse, gymnastics, basketball or even ...