Health and Fitness
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Support group for younger breast cancer survivors begins TuesdayNov 09, 2016 10:00 pm - Centegra Health System will offer a bimonthly support group for breast cancer survivors diagnosed before age 45. The group's first gathering will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Tue...
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Vegetable stand-ins for carbs have hit the mainstreamNov 09, 2016 5:00 am - In the annals of the world's biggest lies ranks this whopper: “Zucchini noodle recipes will make you forget all about pasta.” No, when people twirl long green strings of...
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Learn Medicare options at Arlington Heights eventNov 08, 2016 12:00 am - Northwest Community Healthcare in Arlington Heights is hosting two informational sessions this month about Medicare plan options to help Medicare enrollees better unders...
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NCH hosts event focusing on lung cancer Nov. 10Nov 07, 2016 12:00 am - Northwest Community Healthcare is shining a light on lung cancer by offering a night of education and support to people affected by the disease, as well as their familie...
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Lake Villa therapy center's comfort dog helps ease stress, anxietyNov 06, 2016 10:00 pm - The energetic, affectionate white cockapoo approaches each person with gleeful anticipation. She loves to be handled. Almost everyone who walks past her stops and reach...
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Confronting her traumatic memories seemed to help
Nov 06, 2016 7:30 am - Brynne Henn, 26, leaned back onto a pristine white couch and settled white-and-red headphones over her ears. She picked up a handset, grasping one buzzer in each hand, c...
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How eye movement could be key in treating PTSDNov 06, 2016 7:30 am - When President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 proclaimed Nov. 11 as the first observance of Armistice Day (now Veterans Day), some soldiers home from World War I were said to su...
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Microwaving food in plastic: Dangerous or not?Nov 06, 2016 7:00 am - You've heard the warnings: microwaving food in a plastic container is dangerous. Is that true? Let's cover some misinformation first: Early missives warned that microwav...
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Even the best retirement planning can be derailed by dementia
Nov 06, 2016 7:00 am - Chuck McClatchey had a sound retirement plan. Already retired with pensions from two jobs — one as a U.S. Air Force master sergeant and the other as an electrical operat...
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Community health fairNov 06, 2016 12:00 am - The Mundelein Park District will host a free community health fair from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at Park View Health and Fitness Center, 1401 N. Midlothian...