Health and Fitness
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Why the workouts of Formula 1 drivers might help computer users with 'tech neck'
May 01, 2026 12:49 pm - Adults with “tech neck” don’t work in extreme conditions like an F1 drivers, but the training techniques of professional race car drivers highlight an often-overlooked muscle group.
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6 decades, 75,000 miles: Naperville man celebrates daily habit of running and walkingMay 01, 2026 11:23 am - On Saturday, Naperville resident Charles Wilcox will celebrate an exercise habit that has seen him either run or walk several miles nearly every day since May 2, 1966.
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Ask the doctors: Moms need support during ‘fourth trimester’May 01, 2026 10:51 am - With the birth of a baby, a pregnancy has technically ended, but significant changes to the mother’s body continue for several months. This postpartum period for the mother often goes unaddressed, which has given rise to the idea of the fourth trimester.
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Go with your gut: Gastroenterologist offers IBS treatments that actually work
May 01, 2026 10:48 am - The biggest misconception I see about irritable bowel syndrome as a gastroenterologist is that people think we don’t know what the actual underlying problem is. The second biggest misconception is that we don’t have effective ways to treat it.
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Patient advocate: Spring clean your medicine cabinetMay 01, 2026 10:46 am - Research has found that 80% of households have unused or expired medications on a shelf somewhere, probably in the medicine cabinet. Now that spring is here, you can do your part to reduce that percentage.
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Children’s health: Issue with your child’s speech development might be their earsMay 01, 2026 10:45 am - When it comes to understanding speech and language development, it’s easy to feel alone in determining if your child is behind. There are ways that parents can ensure children develop speech at a healthy pace, but an element that often goes understated is your child’s ability to hear.
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$15 million center for ‘complex’ GI care opens at Central DuPage HospitalApr 30, 2026 10:39 am - A $15 million advanced endoscopy center has opened at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. Nationwide, there are only a handful of standalone centers like it.
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Just 2 minutes a day of this type of exercise may help you live longer
Apr 29, 2026 8:42 am - For decades, we’ve told people that moving more is the key to better health. And that’s true — but it’s only part of the story. Increasingly, research shows that how you move matters nearly as much as how often. In particular, brief bursts of higher-intensity activity can have an outsize impact on health, fitness and even longevity.
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Forget Vernon Hills — athletic club coming to MundeleinApr 28, 2026 12:34 pm - A health club offering around-the-clock access is coming to Mundelein after earlier plans to open in Vernon Hills fell through.
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Rolling Meadows offering mental health first aid classApr 28, 2026 12:08 pm - The Rolling Meadows Department of Human Services will host a free mental health first aid certification class from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 19.