Health and Fitness
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'Man Up' event to focus on men's health issuesOct 22, 2015 11:00 pm - Elgin, Ill. - For one night, skip the gym and head to the pub - all in the name of men's health. "Man Up for Men's Health" will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct...
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Bears' Martellus Bennett shares love of reading, fitness with Palatine studentsOct 22, 2015 1:00 am - Palatine sixth-graders do football drills before listening to readers
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Local dental team volunteers services at ClearbrookOct 21, 2015 11:00 am - Dr. A.J. Acierno stood near the bench at Saturday's game between the Chicago Wolves and the Charlotte Checkers, just as he does for most home games, ready to treat any e...
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Free program provides keys to a healthy pregnancyOct 20, 2015 11:00 pm - Through a grant from the March of Dimes, the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center is launching a new program called Becoming a Mom/Comenzando bien. It i...
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Cancer group's mammogram advice: Start later and get fewer
Oct 20, 2015 7:00 am - CHICAGO - The American Cancer Society now says women should start mammograms later in life and get fewer of them, a stance that puts the trusted group closer to an influ...
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Fun run a hit with Woodview studentsOct 20, 2015 1:00 am - More than 400 kindergarten through fourth-grade students ran, jumped and crawled through obstacles on a one-mile course as they participated in the "Wings Over Woodview"...
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Join Grayslake Middle School fun runOct 20, 2015 1:00 am - Employees and students of Grayslake Middle School will hold their fourth annual run for healthy bodies Friday, Oct. 23. This year's run was designed to occur just before...
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Caitlin Brodnick turned breast cancer scare into stand-up fodder
Oct 19, 2015 5:45 am - It's a rollicking Saturday night in the cozy basement comedy club at Stairs, a gay bar in New York's East Village. A series of young comedians are doing their 10-minute ...
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Your health: Eat fruits, veggies to reduce cancer riskOct 18, 2015 7:15 am - Eat fruits, veggies to reduce cancer risk Pink Ribbon Produce is returning to Meijer stores during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Throughout the month of October, M...
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Need an ambulance? Why you may not want the more sophisticated versionOct 18, 2015 1:00 am - Patients who are having a heart attack, stroke or other serious health emergency have a greater chance of surviving if they're taken to the hospital in a basic life-supp...