Health and Fitness
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Patient advocate: What to ask when considering outpatient surgeryJan 19, 2025 8:26 am - Having cataract surgery? Chances are it will be at a stand-alone ambulatory surgery center. Ditto for joint replacements, tonsillectomies, colonoscopies and other procedures. If an outpatient procedure is in your future, give yourself peace of mind by asking a few questions first.
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People are using elderberry to treat cold and flu. Experts say think twice.Jan 19, 2025 8:25 am - Elderberries have vitamins and antioxidants and many became aware of their reputation for shortening the duration of cold and flu during the pandemic. But the thing about reputations? They’re not always true. See what experts are now saying.
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Proposed rules would require nutrition info, allergen warnings on alcohol labels
Jan 17, 2025 12:43 pm - Labels on wine, distilled spirits and malt beverages in the U.S. would be required to list alcohol content and nutritional information per serving, plus notification of potential allergens, under two new rules proposed Thursday by the Treasury Department.
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Ask the doctors: Knee replacement can help with range of motion, painJan 16, 2025 4:36 pm - Doctors explain how partial and full knee replacements work, and how they can affect your every day life.
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Grief & healing: Cooking lessons teach how to keep life simpleJan 16, 2025 3:32 pm - My husband, Baheej, enjoyed good meals, and was a very good cook. He made delicious but very uncomplicated dishes. I learned a lot about cooking from him. And every time I make one his favorites, I silently thank him and remember sharing it with him.
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Children’s Health: What parents need to know about whooping coughJan 16, 2025 3:28 pm - Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection that attacks the lining of the breathing passages. People can get whooping cough any time of year, but generally infections are seen in late summer and fall.
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Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan
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FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump
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‘We've been doing really, really well’: New Vernon Hills pickleball club off to a fast startJan 15, 2025 10:07 am - The end of a free 30-day membership promotion is nearing but given the reception, owners of Ace Pickleball Club of Vernon Hills are confident the early attention will carry over.
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If Dry January is too daunting, try drinking less but better
Jan 13, 2025 2:07 pm - Dry January isn’t for everyone. Fortunately, another movement is rumbling throughout the wine world: Drink less, but better.