Health and Fitness
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Three tips to keeping a happy home during the pandemicMay 09, 2020 11:00 pm - Being in the middle of a pandemic can be stressful for anyone. Children who are not in school and adults not going to work are radical changes to a family's environment ...
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The exercise everyone should be doing while at home: Squats
May 09, 2020 7:00 am - If your image of someone doing a squat is a weightlifter sitting on an invisible chair with a loaded barbell on their shoulder, think again. By strengthening your legs, ...
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The power of positive attitude and modern medicineMay 09, 2020 6:00 am - I don't believe I've ever mentioned this before (in this column) but I'm what they call a "cancer survivor." It's not my identity, of course, but it did happen to me, as...
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Seven things you may not know about nursesMay 09, 2020 6:00 am - May is National Nurses Month - and really, could it come at a better time? Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses and other health care professionals have served on th...
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Naperville gym owner to Pritzker: Small gyms are essential and should reopenMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - A Naperville gym owner is making the case to Gov. J.B. Pritzker that his business and others like it should be considered essential and allowed to reopen. Sean Hastings...
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Little City hosts virtual birthday party for separated twinsMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - Little City hosts virtual birthday party for separated twins
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COVID-19 nursing home deaths climb to 1,553 — 48% of state totalMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - Coronavirus outbreaks continue to ravage Illinois nursing homes as new state data show at least 1,553 deaths associated with long-term care facilities. The death toll cl...
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Leukemia Research Foundation Hosts Blood Cancer Q & A on Tuesday, May 19May 07, 2020 11:00 pm - The Leukemia Research Foundation, in partnership with the Cancer Wellness Center, is proud to present, the Blood Cancer Q & A with Dr. Jayesh Mehta on Tuesday, May1 9, 2...
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Delnor dietitian offers healthy alternatives during meat shortagesMay 07, 2020 11:00 pm - Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some meat counters are sparse and at least one major restaurant chain is saying "No Burgers." Audra Wilson, MS, RD, LDN, bariatric dietitia...
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'You have to take this serious. It's not a joke': Aurora COVID-19 survivors tell their storiesMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - Ron Walker never believed he would get COVID-19. Even when he developed a fever that wouldn't break, the 51-year-old Aurora man thought he would be fine. But his wife kn...