Health and Fitness
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Amputees invited to tee off at All Disability Open Sept. 7-8Aug 13, 2019 11:00 pm - Amputees, others with physical limitations invited to golf in All Disability Open Sept. 7 and 8
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Five facts about gastroparesis from Cook County HealthAug 13, 2019 11:00 pm - August is Gastroparesis Awareness Month. In recognition, Cook County Health is providing readers with five facts about gastroparesis that you might not know. 1. Gastropa...
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Chicago Bears host Advocate Children's Hospital patients at training campAug 13, 2019 11:00 pm - Advocate Children's Hospital and the Chicago Bears partnered together to bring a group of pediatric patients and their families to Bears training camp Aug. 1 for a VIP e...
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Annual Run with the Nuns 5K returns Oct. 20 to LemontAug 12, 2019 11:00 pm - The School Sisters of St. Francis of Christ the King are hosting their annual Run with the Nuns 5K at 9 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, at their Mount Assisi Center and Convent ca...
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Dundee Township Lions to offer vision screening Aug. 17Aug 12, 2019 11:00 pm - On Saturday, Aug. 17, the Dundee Township Lions will offer diabetic retinopathy/macular degeneration screening for free. The evaluations will be held during the Senior...
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Confused By Medicare Part D? BACOA Offering Local Prescription Drug Plan CounselingAug 12, 2019 11:00 pm - Confusion about the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug benefit is commonplace. Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage, often referred to as Part D, is provided and or...
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HSP and PLS Awareness Week to be kicked-off by the Spastic Paraplegia FoundationAug 11, 2019 11:00 pm - The Spastic Paraplegia Foundation (SPF), North America's only non-profit dedicated to finding cures and treatments for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) and Primary La...
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Why many older adults feel good about their health
Aug 11, 2019 7:30 am - A common myth about aging is that older adults are burdened by illness and feel lousy much of the time. In fact, the opposite is usually true. Most seniors report feeli...
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Diagnosing and treating scoliosis: What parents need to knowAug 11, 2019 7:15 am - When parents learn that their child has scoliosis — curvature of the spine — two of the first questions they ask is what caused it and how is it treated. Most of the ti...
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Free community clinic Sept. 7 draws attention to free health services year-roundAug 10, 2019 11:00 pm - A free community health fair - designed to spotlight a free health care clinic offered for the uninsured year-round - is being offered for the third year in a row by the...