Health and Fitness
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Caffeine sensitivity grows as people ageJun 04, 2022 7:00 am - Q: I think that as I get older, I may be developing a sensitivity to caffeine. If that's actually something that can happen, it will make me very sad. I have always love...
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Wild interstate traffic a metaphor for changes the bereaved faceJun 04, 2022 7:00 am - I've always considered myself a rather brave sort. Up for a challenge, able to handle tough situations. I've been driving since I was 14.5 years old. I learned on a stic...
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Managing your child's diabetes in the summer heatJun 04, 2022 6:00 am - Summer is a time of fun and freedom for kids. Baseball leagues, beach days and seemingly endless day running around the neighborhood have kids hopping during the school ...
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Therapy dogs offer comfort to young hospital patientsJun 04, 2022 6:00 am - Q: My 8-year-old nephew is in the hospital with kidney problems. He wants to see the therapy dog who visits the kids on his floor, but my sister says no. How do I reassu...
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'It's competing the way sports should be': Suburban Special Olympians competing in USA GamesJun 04, 2022 1:00 am - As a kid, Ryan Gronowski of Naperville had fun playing sports with his neighborhood friends and school classmates. But as he grew, Gronowski no longer was welcome on the...
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As COVID-19 in Illinois teens and kids rises, under-5 vaccines may come June 21. But where?Jun 03, 2022 1:00 am - The number of teenagers and children contracting COVID-19 has spiked by 64.6% since the beginning of 2022 and now that demographic represents nearly one-quarter of all c...
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15th annual Community Health Fair set for June 11 in AuroraJun 02, 2022 11:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department, in partnership with the Aurora African American Health Coalition and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, is sponsoring the 15th an...
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State's first presumed monkeypox case surfaces in ChicagoJun 02, 2022 1:00 am - Illinois and Chicago health officials announced the state's first probable case of monkeypox Thursday. The male Chicagoan who contracted the virus recently traveled to E...
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Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital expanding cancer care center to bring treatment closer to homeJun 02, 2022 1:00 am - Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital is expanding its cancer center in Geneva to help make additional clinics and cancer therapies available to patients. The project, w...
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Oak Brook teen has lofty dreams of scaling Seven SummitsMay 30, 2022 5:30 am - At 15, Saanvi Sita Mylavarapu can boast of accomplishing a few daring feats, the apex of which was making it to Mount Everest Base Camp in Nepal this spring with her par...