Articles filed under Health
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Why your run could benefit from four extra legsApr 06, 2018 1:30 pm - Like a lot of runners, when Ducky Waite doesn't get his regular run, he gets restless and antsy. The 4½-year-old pit bull-Doberman mix gets into the trash or rams a chew...
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Veterans advocates in Aurora: Seeking mental help isn't weaknessApr 06, 2018 5:34 am - When veterans experience the mental health challenges known as the "invisible wounds of war," many fear they've become something they despise: weak. But speakers at a v...
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Timeline: Despite GOP’s Failure To Repeal Obamacare, The ACA Has ChangedApr 05, 2018 7:00 am - Congress in 2017 failed to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. But the health law has been changed in many other ways over the past year and a half. Some c...
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Can you outrun Arlington Heights' mayor?Apr 05, 2018 1:00 am - Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes, an avid runner who's completed 31 marathons and countless other smaller races, will donate $5 to a local veterans organization for eve...
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Elmhurst Hospital team honored for helping Syrian refugeesApr 03, 2018 11:00 pm - Elmhurst Hospital recently was honored for its 2017 medical mission to provide care for Syrian refugees in Lebanon. The Syrian American Medical Society Midwest Chapter ...
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Constable: How saliva samples can help nationwide autism researchApr 03, 2018 5:30 am - No one's sure what causes it, and no one knows how to cure it. But lots of people living with autism can help researchers across the nation Saturday at Giant Steps, a th...
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New walk in Naperville to help teens learn about mental healthMar 29, 2018 1:00 am - An event in Naperville will add mental health awareness and suicide prevention to the causes supported by teens at the Alive Center in Naperville. Since the center open...
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Walgreens sales gain as it adds almost 2,000 Rite Aid pharmaciesMar 28, 2018 1:00 am - The retail industry may be ailing, but for Walgreens Boots Alliance, the cure is more pharmacies. The Deerfield-based drugstore chain said Wednesday that it had complete...
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Prostate Cancer Foundation of Chicago to host Informational Support Group and Fundraiser April 4 in WestmontMar 27, 2018 11:00 pm - If you have recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer, chances are you will want to know all your treatment options. Prostate Cancer Foundation of Chicago provides a ...
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“I'm thinking, 'Gee, is 85 supposed to be old?'" Runner, veteran is getting fasterMar 27, 2018 5:30 am - At 49, Iggy Cascio of Schaumburg was pretty old to be entering his first competitive race. Still, he was disappointed that he didn't finish better in that first 10K in B...