Health and Fitness
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Straight from the Source: Gurnee man with heart damage from a virus says take COVID-19 seriouslyAug 08, 2020 1:00 pm - Editor's note: Steven Urizar of Gurnee is married and the father of three children. He is waiting for a heart transplant and, before a recent illness, worked as a ca...
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Helping the Helpers: DuPage Health Coalition assists the uninsured, working poorAug 08, 2020 7:30 am - The COVID-19 crisis has affected everyone, but people who are low income or uninsured have been particularly hard hit, according to the DuPage Health Coalition. The Caro...
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The best mask for kids is one they'll wearAug 08, 2020 7:00 am - Q: Our city requires face masks now, and we're not sure what's the best kind for our kids. Our teen wears an adult mask, but we have a 6-year-old and a 9-year-old as wel...
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Pace yourself and don't create unnecessary stressAug 08, 2020 6:00 am - Some people, especially these days, feel they don't have enough to do. However, my days are strangely packed notwithstanding retirement and continued “at home” quarantin...
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Lighting the way: How you can help Downers Grove-based Watts of Love fight global povertyAug 05, 2020 6:00 am - Bad things happen in the dark. Not only are hours of productivity, business, and study time lost, but there are more predators prowling around in the night. Families t...
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Inverness resident calling attention to a life-threatening diseaseAug 04, 2020 11:00 pm - Inverness resident Fredrick Schick, an experienced swimmer, is serving as an ambassador for a national organization in an effort to call attention to a life-threatening ...
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab opens clinic in Arlington HeightsAug 04, 2020 11:00 pm - Shirley Ryan AbilityLab opened its new daytime outpatient rehabilitation clinic on the north side of Arlington Heights this week, replacing a smaller one that closed in ...
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A roller coaster fanatic was too overweight to ride his dream coaster. It motivated him to lose 195 pounds.
Aug 03, 2020 11:00 pm - Five years ago, roller coaster enthusiast Jared Ream was excited to take another ride on his all-time favorite coaster - the 310-foot Millennium Force at Ohio's Cedar Po...
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Wearing heels damages foot musclesAug 02, 2020 7:00 am - Q: I'm 44 years old, and after wearing high heels to work for the last 20 years, I've lost flexibility in my feet. It also seems to be affecting my balance. Can you reco...
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Interpreting your child's nonverbal cuesAug 02, 2020 7:00 am - Sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic has forced parents to juggle work and home in new and unexpected ways. With so much going on, even the most attentive pa...