Health and Fitness
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How an anti-inflammatory diet can help tame an autoimmune condition
Mar 02, 2019 6:00 am - An estimated 23.5 million Americans, including my husband, suffer from an autoimmune condition — and their numbers are growing, though researchers don't know why. You'v...
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Learn some tips from a 'baby whisperer'Mar 01, 2019 6:00 am - If you've ever raised a fussy baby, you know that it often takes more than singing and rocking to calm them. Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Occupational T...
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Flash mob makes DuPage Care Center residents 'Happy'Feb 27, 2019 12:00 am - A monthlong celebration of recreation therapy at the DuPage Care Center in Wheaton culminated Wednesday in a "flash mob" that had staff members and residents, singing an...
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Anti-vaxxers face backlash as measles cases surge
Feb 26, 2019 12:00 am - The resurgence of measles across the United States is spurring a backlash against vaccine critics, from congressional hearings probing the spread of vaccine misinformati...
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Cook County Health offers parents tips on children's oral healthFeb 25, 2019 10:00 pm - National Children's Dental Health Month is meant to raise awareness about the importance of oral health. Despite the fact that it's almost entirely preventable, tooth ...
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Air monitoring urged near plants in Gurnee, WaukeganFeb 25, 2019 12:00 am - Lake County health officials and others are pushing to have the air near two manufacturing facilities in Gurnee and Waukegan monitored for ethylene oxide, a cancer-causi...
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Meet the 2019 Fittest Loser competitorsFeb 24, 2019 7:00 am - On a blustery morning in mid-February, five area residents gathered at Push Fitness in Schaumburg to embark on the 11th annual Daily Herald Fittest Loser Challenge. Con...
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Fittest Loser At Work teams start out strongFeb 24, 2019 6:40 am - We are starting strong in the seventh year of the Fittest Loser At Work Challenge with more than 280 participants, representing 50 unique businesses, both newcomers and ...
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Columnist is ready to kick her junk food addictionFeb 24, 2019 6:30 am - My addiction with unhealthy food started at an early age. I would break into the cupboards stealing baking chocolate, decorative sprinkles, and ate sugar by the spoonful...
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A full night's sleep is within reachFeb 23, 2019 7:00 am - It's an experience new parents know all too well - many months of sleepless nights as newborns wake to feed, to cry, and to be held. After months of intermittent sleep, ...