Articles filed under Health
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Elk Grove Village tobacco sales ban proposal has retailers fumingOct 24, 2017 5:30 am - Taking a drag on his cigarette, Tony Tauer pondered the concept of banning tobacco sales in Elk Grove Village. "Any time government tries to tell people how to live thei...
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Walgreens stocking Narcan nasal spray in all pharmacies nationwideOct 24, 2017 1:00 am - As part of its comprehensive national plan to combat drug abuse, Walgreens is now stocking Narcan, an FDA-approved nasal form of naloxone, in all of its more than 8,000 ...
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Talk to explain aging brain to veterans in NapervilleOct 23, 2017 1:00 am - The effects of aging on the body are obvious, but the process of getting older can be just as transformative, if not more so, on the mind. A free program for veterans a...
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Learn about children and mental illlness at Oct. 25 programOct 21, 2017 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, Oct, 25, Rachel Tsen, youth program director at the National Alliance of Mental Illness, will present a program on understanding mental illness and its ear...
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Glenbard Parent Series event: teen panel on living in digital ageOct 20, 2017 11:00 pm - The Glenbard Parent Series: (GPS) Navigating Healthy Families will present "Straight from the Source: Teens Talk Social Media Now with Liz Repking and Linda Lewaniak" at...
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Expect road closures Sunday for Naperville half marathon, 5KOct 20, 2017 1:00 am - Roughly 4,500 runners with training behind them, goals ahead of them and volunteers supporting them will toe the starting line Sunday morning in Naperville. Running eit...
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Pioneer Center offers programs on bullyingOct 18, 2017 11:00 pm - Every October, schools and organizations across the country join to raise awareness for National Bullying Prevention Month. The goal: encourage communities to work toget...
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Kane County to spend $100,000 more on naloxone to fight overdosesOct 18, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County will spend another $100,000 to order more than 2,000 additional doses of naloxone, a drug used to save the lives of people overdosing on heroin and prescript...
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Why the Cook County soda tax failedOct 14, 2017 1:00 am - Tim Schneider and his three Republican counterparts on the Cook County Board spent much of this year trying to convince Democratic colleagues a penny-per-ounce sweetened...
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Neuqua grad second-fastest American in Chicago MarathonOct 09, 2017 1:00 am - Chris Derrick has shattered running records and captured U.S. Cross Country Championships from 2013 through 2015. But there was something the former Naperville resident...