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Local coalition to host second annual Big Latch-On

Submitted by Kane County Health Department
Jul 18, 2017 11:00 pm - The Kane County Breastfeeding Coalition will host its second annual Big Latch-On event. It will be sponsored at two locations in the Fox Valley on two separate dates. On...
On nutrition: The most helpful healthy-eating tool: Accurately evaluating how hungry you are

By Ellie Krieger Special to The Washington Post
Jul 18, 2017 6:00 am - The most helpful healthy-eating tool I know is not about what or what not to eat — it's about tapping into how hungry or full you feel. Learning (or, I should say, relea...
Holmstad Helping Hearts offers support for family, caregivers dealing with Alzheimer's

Wendy D'Alessandro
Jul 17, 2017 11:00 pm - Findings from an Alzheimer's Association survey released in June 2017 show that while 91 percent of survey participants agree it often takes a village to provide care fo...
Dundee Twp. Lions Club sponsor free hearing screening Saturday

Barbara McClung
Jul 16, 2017 11:00 pm - Are you one of Illinois' estimated 720,000 hearing-impaired people? To help protect hearing, the Dundee Township Lions Club will sponsor a free hearing screening during...
A dermatologist's guide to safe fun in the sun

Submitted by Lurie Children's
Jul 16, 2017 7:30 am - With summer finally heating up, Dr. Annette Wagner, an attending physician in Lurie Children's Division of Dermatology, explains the effects of the sun on skin and answe...
What happens if you try to watch the eclipse without special glasses? Nothing good

By Angela Fritz The Washington Post
Jul 16, 2017 7:30 am - We all know not to stare at the sun, right? Seems like common sense, but every time an eclipse comes around, a few people invariably try to watch it without special, pro...
Donate blood in Grayslake

By Daily Herald report
Jul 16, 2017 1:00 am - LifeSource will be at Grayslake Area Public Library, 100 Library Lane, Grayslake, Tuesday, July 18, from 1 to 7 p.m. collecting blood donations from local residents. Lif...
Adult-onset allergies are not that unusual

By Dr. Eve Glazier and Dr. Elizabeth Ko
Jul 15, 2017 7:30 am - Q: I'm 44 years old and have never had hay fever in my life. This spring, just as everything was turning green and the flowers were blooming, my eyes started to itch, my...
More U.S. counties are finding Zika-carrying mosquitoes

By Lena H. Sun The Washington Post
Jul 15, 2017 7:30 am - With the summer mosquito season in full swing in many U.S. states, a new report shows a significant increase in counties across the South that have reported mosquitoes c...
You know soda is bad for you; kick the habit with these tips

By Christy Brissette The Washington Post
Jul 15, 2017 7:30 am - It's no secret that we shouldn't be drinking so much soda. Study after study has linked the sweet drink with obesity and Type 2 diabetes, spurring many to switch to arti...

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