Health and Fitness
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Dart to testify before congressional subcommitteeMar 25, 2014 1:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart will testify March 26 at a congressional hearing on the nation's mental health system. The hearing, “Where Have All the Patients Gone?...
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NCH hosts first Mammogram Screening PartyMar 24, 2014 11:00 pm - Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH) is making it easier for women to receive their first mammograms by hosting a party that will celebrate the milestone and provide the...
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Fittest Loser Tip of the Week: 60 seconds of fitnessMar 24, 2014 5:45 am - Assurance has been a longtime proponent of corporate wellness programs, as it has empowered our employee base and provided them with both short and long-term benefit...
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Pressing on, despite aches and painsMar 24, 2014 5:30 am - Boy, did I have a lot of rickety parts when I started the Fittest Loser Challenge. I could hear my knees when I bent them. My right arm would sometimes go numb in the ev...
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'Biggest Loser' guru seeks to inspireMar 24, 2014 5:30 am - Few fitness personalities have skyrocketed to such celebrity status as Jillian Michaels, the female trainer extraordinaire known for her rock-hard abs and in-your-face r...
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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...