Health and Fitness
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Some lifestyle changes help prevent prostate cancersApr 17, 2021 7:00 am - Q: I just had a scare with prostate cancer. The tests turned out negative, but it shook me up. Now I just want to make sure things stay that way. What should I be doing ...
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Losing your adviser or confidant adds to the depth of griefApr 17, 2021 6:00 am - When a dear one dies, you may have not only lost a beloved partner, friend or parent, but also lost your best adviser, or best confidant — or both. We are lucky if we ha...
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Cook, collar counties receive high, improving marks in latest state health rankingsApr 17, 2021 1:00 am - Cook and its five suburban collar counties all showed improvements in the latest ranking of the healthiest places to live in Illinois. DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Wi...
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As cases rise, health authorities urge younger people to get vaccinatedApr 17, 2021 1:00 am - With everyone 16 and older now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, Cook County leaders on Saturday urged younger people to sign up for a shot as soon as possible. Dr. Kiran...
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Barbers, artists help defy vaccine myths for people of color
Apr 17, 2021 1:00 am - SAN DIEGO - In a Washington, D.C., suburb, Black and Latino barbers are busting myths about the coronavirus vaccine while clipping hair. Across the country, a university...
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Vaccination event for disabled residents scheduled in ItascaApr 16, 2021 1:00 am - The Itasca Park District is hosting a mass vaccination event aimed at disabled residents in the area and their caregivers as well as any residents 65 and older or indivi...
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IDPH: 13 fully vaccinated Illinoisans, or one in every 244,770, have died from COVID-19Apr 16, 2021 1:00 am - Among the nearly 3.2 million people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Illinois, 771 have gotten the disease anyway and 13 have died, Illinois Department of Public Hea...
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College of DuPage kicks off blood drive, Organ Donation Awareness campaignApr 15, 2021 11:00 pm - College of DuPage President Dr. Brian Caputo answers the call, donating life-saving blood through Versiti Blood Centers of Illinois as part of COD Cares' "Roll Up Your S...
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Christ Church Oak Brook to host April 19 blood driveApr 15, 2021 11:00 pm - Christ Church Oak Brook is holding its next blood drive on Monday, April 19 from 2:30 to 7 p.m. at 501 Oak Brook Road. The blood drive is in partnership with Versiti Blo...
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High demand for COVID-19 shots continues despite Johnson & Johnson setbackApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - Despite the federal government's pause on the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine as authorities study side effects, thousands of residents are eager to sign up ...