Health and Fitness
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Lobster dinner at the 10-year markAug 20, 2022 7:00 am - Two years after my beloved Baheej died, I went to New Hampshire to see my dear relatives, Noelle and Bud, and see friends. Baheej is buried there in Durham, New Hampshir...
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Skeeter solutions: On World Mosquito Day, here are tips on how to avoid bitesAug 20, 2022 5:30 am - As commemorations go, World Mosquito Day is rather inauspicious. Observed on Aug. 20, it marks Dr. Ronald Ross' 1897 discovery that mosquitoes transmit the parasite that...
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Geneva Olympian and cancer survivor will bike 1,000 miles to support research
Aug 19, 2022 1:00 am - In capturing the silver medal at last year's Olympics, Geneva High School alumnus Kevin McDowell had to first overcome other challenges. Those challenges includes cancer...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations decline, risk levels drop in some countiesAug 19, 2022 1:00 am - State health officials reported Friday there are 37 fewer people hospitalized with COVID-19 than a week ago, a 2.5% decline during that time. Of those hospitalized, 152 ...
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Edward-Elmhurst Health's Community Investment Fund supports Greater Family Health's Franklin Park locationAug 18, 2022 11:00 pm - The Community Investment Fund of Edward-Elmhurst Health has awarded Greater Family Health funding in support of its Health Center in Franklin Park, which opened on July ...
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Fifth Third Bike the Drive organizer hopes to get 400 volunteers for fundraising eventAug 17, 2022 11:00 pm - With a staff under 20, how does any organization pull off a 20,000-rider bike event on a major roadway? “Volunteers are the keystone, full stop!” So acknowledges Melod...
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Youth mental health is in crisis. Are schools doing enough?
Aug 17, 2022 1:00 am - CECILIA, Ky. — For fourth-grader Leah Rainey, the school day now begins with what her teacher calls an “emotional check-in.” “It's great to see you. How are you feeling?...
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'Grueling aftermath': Cooper's family posts update on 'very long and hard road' aheadAug 16, 2022 1:00 am - The family of Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old Highland Park boy paralyzed from the waist down in the mass shooting during the city's July 4 parade, posted a wrenching upd...
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Esther's Friends to hold virtual Fancy Prance 5KAug 14, 2022 11:00 pm - Esther's Friends is opening registration on Aug. 15 for the virtual Fancy Prance 5K. Participants can enter their times Sept. 15-20. The charity is named in honor of Est...
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Northwestern Medicine expands Mobile Stroke Unit coverage to WarrenvilleAug 14, 2022 11:00 pm - Northwestern Medicine and the Warrenville Fire Protection District are collaborating to offer life-saving stroke diagnosis and treatment to residents of the western subu...