Health and Fitness
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Let’s celebrate occupational therapistsApr 04, 2024 9:11 pm - An occupational therapist helps people overcome injuries or physical limitations to help them go through their daily routines.
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Ask the doctors: Music therapeutic tool for those with dementiaApr 04, 2024 8:48 pm - Adding music to the lives of people living with mild cognitive impairment is linked with an improved ability to learn, retain and recall new information, studies show.
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‘I’m doing something that she would be proud of’: Man running Boston Marathon in memory of sisterApr 02, 2024 8:16 pm - On April 15, 30,000 runners from around the world will line up at the Boston Marathon start line, primed for their 26.2-mile journey. Among them will be Libertyville resident Ben Youel, running in memory of his younger sister, Maggie, who died in June 2015 after surviving a stroke three years earlier.
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With 53 cases of measles recorded in the city and suburbs, when does it peak?Apr 01, 2024 7:24 pm - Measles infections related to an outbreak at a Chicago migrant shelter have proliferated from one case reported on March 4 to 53 as of Monday statewide.
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Reading with children who experienced trauma will improve their futureMar 31, 2024 9:10 am - Early literacy activities are important for all children, but recent data suggests it’s especially important for children who have experienced trauma.
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Some cancer patients can find it hard to tell family and friends
Mar 31, 2024 9:10 am - Some cancer patients find it difficult to share the news of their diagnosis. Some want to keep the information personal; others worry how it will affect how people view them.
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Asthma in children: What parents should knowMar 31, 2024 9:10 am - Asthma can be life-threatening and follow affected children into adulthood. Kids with asthma tend to have hypersensitive airway tissues, which react to different triggers and irritants.
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Grief & healing: A day for tricksMar 30, 2024 6:00 am - April Fools’ Day is a day to have fun — and a reminder that we have to find way to get unstuck from the seemingly immovable situations we can find ourselves in after a loved one has died.
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St. Charles police offer free Narcan and sharps collection in the station lobbyMar 29, 2024 11:48 am - In an effort to combat opioid overdoses, the St. Charles Police Department recently announced that they will begin giving out free Narcan to anyone who wants it.
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Ask the doctors: Pinched nerve can impact quality of lifeMar 29, 2024 11:29 am - I have developed pain in my right hip that runs down my thigh and calf. An orthopedic specialist says it may be a pinched nerve. But my physical therapist says it is inflammation. Can it be both?