Health and Fitness
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2020 Fittest Loser by the numbers - Week 9Apr 26, 2020 6:00 am - Van Dillenkoffer Starting weight: 244 Current weight: 202 Weekly weight loss: 2 Total weight loss: 42 Percent loss: 17.2% Jennifere Lux Starting...
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As a parent, are you wondering if you're doing enough?Apr 25, 2020 11:00 pm - These are confusing, uncertain and overwhelming times. As a parent, you've likely taken on unforeseen roles as teachers and therapists to one or more of your children, w...
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Soothing experiences are necessary for your mental healthApr 25, 2020 6:00 am - We all need to be pampered once in a while, both women and men. Maybe there's a little different type of "spoiling" for men than women, but the bottom line is the same: ...
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How a 9-year-old South Elgin girl defied the odds after she was born with half a heartApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - One by one, 9-year-old Breanna Ruud carefully pulls an assortment of long, colorful necklaces out of a bag and places them around her neck. Each piece of jewelry is made...
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Lab medical director explains how COVID-19 testing worksApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - Lab technologists are working around the clock in the Edward-Elmhurst Health system, which is one of 12 sites across the state running tests for the COVID‐19 virus. The...
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Spectrios Institute offers telehealth for patients with vision lossApr 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Spectrios Institute for Low Vision is one of the first low vision clinics in the country to launch a telehealth program in the wake of COVID-19 closures. While the Deick...
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Nursing assistant's photos documenting 'rawness' of Good Shepherd ICU chosen for TV adApr 23, 2020 5:00 am - Certified nursing assistant Amy Jo Badowski began taking photos of her colleagues as a way to honor their work with patients infected with COVID-19 in an intensive care ...
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Feder: 'Get Moving with Me' debuts today on Me-TV FMApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - Here's one that will brighten your day: "Get Moving with Me" debuts at 7 a.m. today on Me-TV FM, the Weigel Broadcasting soft-rock oldies station at WRME 87.7-FM. It's a...
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'COVID toes' reported in some patients with the coronavirusApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - Just great. Laying waste to lives and livelihoods, dividing people in regard to “opening up” states and economies, the coronavirus again looks to kick us when we're down...
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Working from home with kids: Edward-Elmhurst Health offers 10 tips for parentsApr 22, 2020 11:00 pm - The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has society in unfamiliar territory. Daycares, schools and nonessential businesses are closed, and everyone is practicing social dist...