Health and Fitness
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Going the extra 3,100 miles: Dad, son in cross-country cycling race for causes about fathersJun 17, 2023 1:00 am - This Father's Day promises to be a special one for Barrington-area resident David Hirsch. Hirsch, 62, is a member of a four-man cycling team pedaling 3,100 miles from Oc...
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FDA advisers endorse updating COVID vaccines to target latest omicron strain
Jun 15, 2023 1:00 am - The COVID-19 vaccines are on track for a big recipe change this fall. Today's vaccines still contain the original coronavirus strain, the one that started the pandemic —...
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Join SHARE's annual Wings of Hope Angel Garden Blessing June 20 at Edward HospitalJun 14, 2023 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, June 20, SHARE will hold its annual Wings of Hope Angel Garden Blessing & Butterfly Release on the campus of Edward Hospital, 801 S. Washington St. in Naperv...
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Advocate fights food insecurity with farmJun 14, 2023 11:00 pm - BARRINGTON — Advocate Health Care launched a new cross-county initiative to reduce food insecurity — and thereby improve health outcomes — for patients in-need across it...
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Imerman Angels, CLOZTALK get people talking with those who have been there, those who can helpJun 14, 2023 11:00 pm - Brothers Jonny and Jeff Imerman believe clothes can talk. In fact, they have seen it happen. When Jonny was 26 years old he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, and whi...
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Aurora Noon Lions offer children's vision screeningJun 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Aurora Noon Lions Club will sponsor free children's vision screenings Saturday, June 17, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 27 S. Edgelawn Drive in A...
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Cards for Hospitalized Kids founder works to bring joy to children who need encouragementJun 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Cards for Hospitalized Kids founder works to bring joy to children who need encouragement
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How a self-care expert takes care of herselfJun 11, 2023 7:00 am - Self-care means many things to many people. To Dr. Beth Frates, director of lifestyle medicine and wellness in the department of surgery at Massachusetts General Hospita...
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What research says about social media and your child's mental healthJun 11, 2023 7:00 am - Social media plays an important role in the lives of many tweens and teens. More than one-third (35%) of 13- to 17-year-olds reported using social media sites such as Yo...
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McHenry County moving forward with $3.1 million memory care wing at nursing home
Jun 11, 2023 1:00 am - After more than a year of planning, McHenry County is taking concrete steps toward bidding out a new memory care wing at its Valley Hi nursing home. Two McHenry County B...