Health and Fitness
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Adaptive Sports Day message at Harper College: 'You don't have to stop playing'Dec 03, 2019 12:00 am - Inspiration from a Boston Marathon bombing survivor and others on how physical challenges shouldn't deter one from participating in athletics was part of an action-fille...
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Stay healthy for the holidays-get a flu vaccinationDec 02, 2019 10:00 pm - From Dec. 1-7, the DuPage County Health Department is promoting Vaccinate Illinois Week, also observed as National Influenza Vaccination Week by the Centers for Disease ...
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'Revolutionary' procedure at Central DuPage Hospital breathes new life into emphysema patientsDec 02, 2019 4:30 am - Cy Kennedy stopped smoking when the damage had already been done. He had developed emphysema, the chronic illness that caused his labored breathing and left him exhauste...
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Obesity declined among toddlers on food assistance
Dec 01, 2019 5:00 am - Obesity rates among young children enrolled in a federal food assistance program have fallen in 41 American states and territories, according to the Centers for Disease ...
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Grief: Gatherings of family, friends enrich the soulNov 30, 2019 5:00 am - I had never gone to my school reunions, except for one a few years ago. It had been decades, a long time, since I had seen any of those classmates. It turned out to be a...
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Know these five diabetes warning signsNov 29, 2019 5:00 am - In a post that has more than 1 million likes, singer Nick Jonas recently took to Instagram to reflect on the 14-year anniversary of his Type 1 diabetes diagnosis and sha...
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New and old drugs may offer new ways to fight heart diseaseNov 29, 2019 5:00 am - PHILADELPHIA — Novel drugs may offer fresh ways to reduce heart risks beyond the usual medicines to lower cholesterol and blood pressure. One new study found that heart ...
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How schools are using online education, rather than punishment, to curb vapingNov 29, 2019 12:00 am - Punishing kids for bad behavior often doesn't correct the problem. A dramatic rise in e-cigarette use among middle and high school students nationwide has prompted some ...
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AMA calls for total ban on all e-cigarette, vaping productsNov 28, 2019 4:00 am - The American Medical Association called for an immediate ban on all electronic cigarettes and vaping devices. The group adopted the sweeping stance last week at a policy...
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Runners work up a Thanksgiving appetite at Naperville Turkey TrotNov 28, 2019 12:00 am - Getting up early on Thanksgiving morning to dress up as a turkey and run 3 miles in Naperville actually makes a lot more sense than putting oysters in your dressing. Ser...