Health and Fitness
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Illinois records most deaths in a day since May; breakthrough cases a quarter of week's deathsAug 18, 2021 1:00 am - State health officials reported 45 more COVID-19 deaths Wednesday, the most in a single day since mid-May. Additionally, new Illinois data on breakthrough hospitalizatio...
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Alden Village launches in-house training program for ventilator dependent residentsAug 17, 2021 11:00 pm - Alden Village, which offers long-term care for the intellectually disabled in Bloomingdale, launched an in-house day training program in partnership with Individual Advo...
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Lisle VFW to host community blood drive Aug. 22Aug 16, 2021 11:00 pm - Lisle Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5696 will hold a community blood drive from 12:30-6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, in the mobile coach at 1209 Lisle Place. Appointments are a...
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What suburban colleges are doing to motivate students to get vaccinesAug 16, 2021 5:30 am - College of Lake County will give $100 checks to fall semester students with one string attached: proof of vaccination against COVID-19. The college announced the incenti...
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COVID-19 cases continue climb, but so do vaccinationsAug 16, 2021 1:00 am - Another 9,126 cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed last weekend, including more than 4,000 Saturday, the highest single-day caseload since early April. Other metrics continu...
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Sources: U.S. to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 monthsAug 16, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they received their second dose of...
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Labyrinthitis causes difficulties with balanceAug 15, 2021 7:00 am - Q: Would you please discuss labyrinthitis? I am an 81-year-old female and have been troubled with this for several months. I have improved, but I still have balance prob...
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Several options for relief from arthritis in anklesAug 15, 2021 7:00 am - Q: My 75-year-old husband has had arthritis in his ankles for many years. It's gotten to the point that the pain makes it unbearable for him to be on his feet for more t...
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How targeted therapies have helped improve breast cancer outcomesAug 15, 2021 7:00 am - This year, approximately 30% of newly diagnosed cancers in women are expected to be breast cancers. That's a sobering thought. But also consider that breast cancer incid...
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Let's take the guilt out of 'guilty pleasure'Aug 14, 2021 7:00 am - When I began researching for a column on so-called "guilty pleasures," my first stop was Google. Lo and behold! There were a lot of stories from 2020 about how guilty p...