Health and Fitness
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Better sleep may help you stick to weight-loss planMar 25, 2023 10:00 am - Sticking to an exercise and diet plan can be tough. But new research suggests one way to make it easier: getting a good night's sleep on a regular basis. The findings, p...
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Cooking, other productive activities can be a diversion from griefMar 25, 2023 6:00 am - As many know, I like to cook. I learned after we got married. These days, I usually refer to it as a hobby. And it is. For years, in addition to what we think of as Amer...
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These healthy habits might also lead to a happier lifeMar 24, 2023 11:00 pm - Is the secret to happiness a warm puppy? A good marriage? A rewarding career? Or something else entirely? Happiness means different things to different people, but a gro...
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Kayla's Hope Foundation aims to eliminate stigma surrounding mental healthMar 23, 2023 6:00 am - Kayla's Hope Foundation aims to eliminate stigma surrounding mental health
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Advocate Medical Group doctor offers tips on what to expect at your annual checkupMar 22, 2023 11:00 pm - Everyone should have an annual physical for overall health, but what exactly are doctors looking for and what can you expect at a checkup? While in some ways that can de...
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Gail Borden Library to hold Health & Wellness Fair on SaturdayMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave. in Elgin, is offering a free Health & Wellness Fair from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Stop by to receive health infor...
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Anthony Fauci doc on PBS covers a career of crises
Mar 21, 2023 6:00 am - NEW YORK - There's a moment in the new PBS documentary about Dr. Anthony Fauci when a protester holds up a handmade sign reading, "Dr. Fauci, You Are Killing Us." It say...
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COVID-19 public health emergency declarations end soon. What will change?Mar 20, 2023 5:30 am - It's typical of our three-year COVID-19 odyssey that there's no perfect ending. In two months, pandemic public health emergency declarations will expire - a move that co...
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Medication safety tips and poison prevention in young childrenMar 19, 2023 7:00 am - Prescriptions and over-the-counter medications should always be stored safely and away from young children. Every year, about 50,000 U.S. children visit the hospital eme...
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Pink eye most often a viral infectionMar 19, 2023 7:00 am - Q: Our 7-year-old came home from school with an itchy eye. A few days later, all three of our kids, plus my husband and I, had pink eye. Our family doctor gave us antibi...