Health and Fitness
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Gym classes 'Stop Everything and Chill' for mental health at MeteaDec 11, 2019 12:00 am - Finals start next week, so soon it might be time to cram for students at Metea Valley High School in Aurora. But on Wednesday — during gym class, at least — it was time...
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Fox Valley Hands of Hope volunteer is there for people who need to talkDec 10, 2019 5:00 am - Fox Valley Hands of Hope volunteer is there for people who need to talk
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DuPage County Health Dept. offers reminder about open enrollment deadlineDec 09, 2019 10:00 pm - The Open Enrollment deadline for the Affordable Care Act is near. This is the time of year to enroll for health insurance benefits through the HealthCare.gov website, al...
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Experts now say bariatric surgery is safe for teens with obesity. One suburban 17-year-old tried it.Dec 09, 2019 4:30 am - Health — not appearance — was behind 17-year-old Alejandra Hernandez's decision to do something drastic: She had bariatric surgery. The weight-loss procedure, now recomm...
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Advocate Lutheran General Hospital starts using lifesaving artificial intelligence to detect and treat strokes fasterDec 08, 2019 10:00 pm - Advocate Lutheran General Hospital this month started using artificial intelligence software that can detect and initiate treatment for stroke far faster than usual, bec...
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Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital hosts holiday party for pediatric oncology patientsDec 08, 2019 10:00 pm - Each December, the cafeteria at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield turns into a fun and festive party for pediatric patients who have been treated...
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Memory-boosting pills have no real benefitDec 08, 2019 6:00 am - Q: What's with all the ads for brain-enhancing products? Prevagen is one that claims it's been clinically proven to help, but my family doctor says that it hasn't. Who's...
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Change up basic exercise for added benefit and funDec 08, 2019 6:00 am - Keep your workouts fun, fresh and challenging by using a little creativity with three tried-and-true exercises that will never go out of style. The deadlift, pullup and ...
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There's a reason you turn down the radio to thinkDec 07, 2019 6:00 am - Q: My boyfriend laughs when I turn down the car stereo when I'm trying to find a new address, but I've seen his dad do the same thing when he's changing lanes on the fre...
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Grief: It's the holidays — who's cooking?Dec 07, 2019 5:00 am - Here we are in the midst of holiday season, the period between Thanksgiving and New Year is certainly the intensive “party, cooking and eating” time of the year. By the ...