Health and Fitness
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Ask the doctors: Keeping kids current on health tasksOct 11, 2024 2:31 am - An aunt and uncle will be caring for their niece and nephew for a year, and want to know what health-related issues should be on their radar.
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Tips for shopping for Medicare Advantage plans
Oct 11, 2024 2:17 am - Shopping season for Medicare coverage is about to begin. With it comes the annual onslaught of TV ads and choices to consider.
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Eyes hurt from staring at screens? Don’t fall for blue light glasses.
Oct 11, 2024 2:00 am - If your eyes hurt after looking at screens, don’t assume the culprit is blue light. You might spend extra money on a solution that doesn’t help much.
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Here’s how limiting social media can improve your health
Oct 11, 2024 1:46 am - Some studies have shown when adults quit or limit social media, loneliness and depression scores improve — and rapidly. But quitting social media isn’t easy. The best product engineers are using cutting-edge neuroscience to maximize our time online.
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Feeling stressed about the election? Meditation and mindfulness can help
Oct 11, 2024 12:59 am - If the high stakes presidential election is causing troublesome thoughts, existential dread or rifts with loved ones, there’s no need to white knuckle through it. Take a deep breath. Literally.
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Should you challenge a medical bill?Oct 11, 2024 12:01 am - Estimates suggest that up to 80% of medical bills contain at least one error. There are a lot of reasons for mistakes in medical billings, which can cause you to incur a bigger-than-expected bill or your insurance to be denied.
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How an Elk Grove company’s CEO brought a renowned karate master to townOct 08, 2024 8:48 pm - The forced relocation of a long-standing karate studio in Oak Park has brought the business — and its world-renowned karate master — to Elk Grove Village’s business park.
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TikTok is designed to be addictive to kids and causes them harm, US states’ lawsuits say
Oct 08, 2024 3:18 pm - More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, saying that the popular short-form video app is designed to be addictive t...
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Don't expect human life expectancy to grow much more, researcher says
Oct 07, 2024 8:45 pm - NEW YORK— Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, according to a new study. Advances in medical technology and genetic research — not to mention larger nu...
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Campanelli YMCA will move, have larger footprint after current Schaumburg site closesOct 07, 2024 4:04 pm - The Campanelli YMCA will relocate somewhere to serve the same area with a larger dome building that won’t include a swimming pool after the current 56-year-old facility in Schaumburg shuts down this fall, officials said.