Health and Fitness
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Need to know about CPR? Best not to ask Alexa or Siri
Sep 23, 2023 12:00 pm - Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone's life? Call 911 for that. Voice assistants often fall flat when asked how to perform CPR, according...
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Gates' focus is on helping mothers, babies survive childbirthSep 23, 2023 10:00 am - NEW YORK — Melinda French Gates says she takes personally the deaths of hundreds of thousands of women and babies during child birth each year and believes more people s...
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Advice on updated COVID vaccination for kidsSep 23, 2023 7:00 am - On Tuesday, Sept. 12, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved the latest COVID-19 booster vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna for everyone six month...
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Another way to get it right when talking to loved onesSep 23, 2023 6:00 am - Recently, I've been reminded again how much words matter. And especially so when it comes to talking or writing about the death of a dear one. For example, a friend told...
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How private patient advocates can work with doctorsSep 22, 2023 11:00 pm - In an ideal world, the doctor is also the patient advocate. Physicians inhabit a place of privilege in our society, and that brings with it responsibilities not only to ...
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Use of ashwagandha skyrockets in the U.S.Sep 22, 2023 11:00 pm - Q: I have noticed recent advertisements for ashwagandha, which is supposed to be useful for stress management. I am looking for guidance on this supplement, including wh...
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Doctor, patient urge checkups during Prostate Cancer Awareness MonthSep 22, 2023 5:00 am - A simple outpatient procedure changed Russ Nietert's life for the better. It's why - particularly during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month - the Naperville resident and hi...
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Sauna-based hot workout studio HOTWORX opens in GurneeSep 21, 2023 1:00 am - A new 24/7 fitness studio from a fast-growing franchise offering guided hot workouts inside saunas is open at 6641 Grand Ave. in Gurnee. The first HOTWORX opened in Oxfo...
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Run for the Hills on SaturdaySep 21, 2023 1:00 am - Runners and walkers are invited to Run for the Hills at Moraine Hills State Park on Saturday, Sept. 23. The run/walk traverses rolling terrain through woodland and prair...
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Illinois Prairie Path marks 60 years since the start of rails-to-trails movementSep 19, 2023 6:00 am - Inspired? Speak up! Thanks to naturalist May Theilgaard Watts's vision, bikers and trail users are now reaping the benefits in Cook, DuPage and Kane counties. Her Septem...