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Palatine St. Patrick’s Day Parade king and queen Jason Stallard and Gina Elstrom ride in a convertible on Saturday.

Thousands enjoy St. Patrick’s parades in Palatine, St. Charles

St. Patrick's Day parades took place throughout the suburbs Saturday, though due to fickle weather morning parades had sunshine, while snow flurries fell during ones that took place in the afternoon.

Many states have authorized schools to keep open stocks of epinephrine on hand so they can treat any child showing signs of an allergy flare-up.

Children’s health: How to manage food allergies at school

About 1 in every 10 children and teens in the U.S. has a food allergy, an abnormal immune response to a specific food. That’s roughly two kids per classroom.

Professional athletes like New York Jets linebacker Jermaine Johnson need electrolyte supplements to rehydrate and replace lost salt.

Advanced hydration: Electrolyte supplements are everywhere, but who benefits from them?

Social media is filled with influencers rating electrolyte supplements or even telling followers how to make their own. But experts say many of the claims about the health benefits of these drinks need to be taken with a grain of salt.

Tony Vieceli is celebrating his 100th birthday at his Mount Prospect home. He poses with his daughter Jackie, who was born blind and stays with him.

100-year-old World War II vet’s longevity secret: Table tennis and red wine

If there is living proof that 100 is the new 70, Tony Vieceli is Exhibit A.The Mount Prospect resident and World War II vet celebrated his first century on Earth Monday remains active and maintaining a relatively youthful appearance.

In January, OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Health, a new version of its chatbot that the company says can analyze users' medical records, wellness apps and wearable device data to answer medical questions.

What to know before asking an AI chatbot for health advice

With hundreds of millions of people turning to chatbots for advice, it was only a matter of time before tech companies began offering programs specifically designed to answer health questions.

Restorative sleep is one of the pillars of lifestyle medicine.

Patient advocate: What is ‘lifestyle medicine’?

A branch of medicine emerged about 30 years ago — lifestyle medicine — in which an integrated group of practitioners, from internists to gastroenterologists to psychologists to nutritionists to pharmacists, supports people on their journey to a healthy life.

Just 23 miles apart by rail, and even closer as the crow flies, the skylines of downtown Arlington Heights and downtown Chicago can be seen in a single image on a recent clear afternoon. The Metra express train at lower left is running express through the village, but the fastest trains between the two points generally take just half an hour to make the journey. If the Chicago Bears stadium is built just to the northwest at Arlington Park, the connection between Arlington Heights and Chicago will be more intertwined than ever.

Just 23 miles apart by rail, Chicago skyline and Arlington Heights in a single image

Just 23 miles apart by rail, and even closer as the crow flies, the skylines of downtown Arlington Heights and downtown Chicago can be seen in a single image on a recent clear afternoon.