Health and Fitness
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Friends plan fall book sale Nov. 8-11 in AlgonquinOct 31, 2018 11:00 pm - The Friends of the Algonquin Area Public Library District will hold its Fall Book Sale Thursday, Nov. 8, through Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Eastgate Branch Library, 115 Eas...
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Free dental care for veterans offered Nov. 10Oct 31, 2018 11:00 pm - Dentists, hygienists and staff from 10 different Chicago area dentist offices are joining together to provide free oral health care to military veterans in honor of thei...
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Still a Super HeroOct 31, 2018 11:00 pm - He's shed his one-hundred-pound costume and green pallor but maintains some of his super powers of a sort. Jonathan Kaya, a resident of Schiller Park formerly played the...
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Tips for caregivers of people with Alzheimer'sOct 30, 2018 11:00 pm - November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. The Alzheimer's Association is recognizing and honoring the more than 15 ...
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Treating the common cold: Tips from the pediatricianOct 28, 2018 7:35 am - Cough and cold season drives many families to head to the store for supplies like tissues, fever-reducing medications and other remedies to help little ones feel better....
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A dietitian's call for trick-or-treat season: Let them eat candy
Oct 28, 2018 7:30 am - I absolutely loved Halloween when I was a kid. I grew up in a community where every house had a pumpkin glowing in the window, and kids from tot to teenager donned ghos...
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How to save money on health careOct 28, 2018 1:00 am - Americans on average spend more on health care than they do on groceries, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest Consumer Expenditure Survey. Saving money o...
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Try not to yawn while reading thisOct 27, 2018 8:00 am - Q: The 7-year-old in our family has discovered yawns are "catching," and he just loves it when he can get his daddy to start yawning, too. Of course, now he wants to kno...
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Does a balanced diet reduce asthma attacks?Oct 27, 2018 7:30 am - Most of us in traditional medicine have a perception that different organs act, for the most part, independently of each other. In reality all of our organs communicate ...
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A guide to a fun and tooth-healthy HalloweenOct 27, 2018 7:00 am - Halloween is known for monsters, but not everyone is aware of the “mouth monsters”! The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the leading authority on children's oral...