Health and Fitness
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10 public golf courses in the suburbs to keep your game going into fallSep 01, 2020 6:00 am - Suburban golfers don't have to belong to private clubs to enjoy some of Illinois' top courses. This sampling of great public courses offers golfers from Lake County to W...
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Drive-through flu shot event Sept. 8 in RosemontSep 01, 2020 1:00 am - State Rep. Brad Stephens will host a drive-through flu shot event from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Sept. 8, in Rosemont. The event will take place in the parking lot of the...
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Coronavirus is powerful incentive for people to lose weight
Aug 31, 2020 6:00 am - Stephen O'Rahilly, a prominent expert on obesity and other metabolic disorders — who struggles with his own weight — lost about 20 pounds in the six months before becomi...
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Can you get virus via cigarette smoke?
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Health insurance changes for foster children to take effect TuesdayAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state is moving ahead with its plan to shift an estimated 18,000 children from the child welfare system into a health care coverage plan despite warnin...
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Missed another workout? Find an accountability partner
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Parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease are not the same thingAug 30, 2020 7:00 am - Q: I was treated for pelvic cancer earlier this year, and ever since finishing chemo, I've had problems with balance and movement. My doctor thinks it could be parkinson...
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How to determine if it is your allergies or COVID-19Aug 29, 2020 11:00 pm - During this global pandemic, many allergy sufferers are wondering whether their symptoms are due to COVID-19, allergies or something else. The symptoms can be similar, b...
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Stress tests help to see how the heart behavesAug 29, 2020 11:00 am - Q: I'm a 56-year-old man. I have been out of breath lately and have had some mild chest pains. My doctor wants me to have a stress test. Is it really necessary? What wil...
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Quarantine bubbles only as safe as least-careful personAug 29, 2020 7:00 am - Q: Our kids are having a hard time with social distancing, which seems like it will last forever. My husband and I know some people who have formed a "quarantine bubble"...