Lifestyle Stories from July 17, 2025 (Change date)
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Clean facts: A good shower is a simple showerJul 17, 2025 4:18 pm - You may be seeing elaborate shower cleansing routines on social media: daily exfoliation, double cleansing, antibacterial soap, loads of scented body scrubs and shower oils. Dermatologists say it's all mostly unnecessary.
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Climate change taking an emotional toll on young peopleJul 17, 2025 4:16 pm - Anxiety, grief, anger, fear, helplessness. The emotional toll of climate change is broad-ranging, especially for young people. Many worry about what the future holds, and a daily grind of climate anxiety and distress can lead to sleeplessness, an inability to focus and worse.
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Patient advocate: Radon: odorless, colorless, dangerousJul 17, 2025 4:13 pm - It’s been well established that cigarette smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer. The second leading cause may surprise you. It’s radon. And if you haven’t tested your home for radon recently, or have never tested it, get on it.
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Children’s health: Keep your kids safe from ticks this summerJul 17, 2025 4:11 pm - As summertime family activities are in full swing, simultaneously, so is tick season. And while most tick bites are harmless, some ticks can spread diseases like Lyme disease. Knowing how to protect your kids, check for ticks and respond to bites can help keep your family safe.
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Ask the doctors: Heat exhaustion, heat stroke require medical interventionJul 17, 2025 4:10 pm - Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are dangerous illnesses. Know the symptoms like dizziness and high body temperature, and seek emergency care if symptoms persist.
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Her mom died of breast cancer. She made a tool to help detect it.Jul 17, 2025 4:08 pm - Twenty years ago, Leslie Holton was a graduate student studying virtual reality in medicine when her mother died of metastatic breast cancer. “My mom and grandmother both died of breast cancer,” said Holton. Losing them made her want to find a way for other women to detect breast cancer before it was too late.
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TOPS honors Elmhurst man for weight loss successJul 17, 2025 11:42 am - Richard Hails of Elmhurst lost 57.4 pounds through TOPS, a nonprofit weight loss, education, and support organization. He was named the 2024 TOPS Illinois King, meaning he lost more weight than any other male TOPS member in the entire state and reached his goal weight.
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