Health and Fitness
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Alternative birth practices and what you should know about themFeb 20, 2022 6:00 am - As an expectant parent, you may have heard about childbirth practices that fall outside of standard labor, delivery and newborn care. Some may offer possible benefits to...
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Susan Lucci's new stent and renewed mission to tell her storyFeb 19, 2022 6:00 am - After years of advocating for women's heart health, Susan Lucci wasn't taking her own advice. One night in January, discomfort was radiating around her rib cage. She was...
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Dry air a common cause of nosebleeds, especially in childrenFeb 19, 2022 6:00 am - Q: Our 7-year-old daughter has been getting a few nosebleeds each month. It started last fall, and the school nurse thinks it's from dry air. This has been scary for her...
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An 'auspicious' day or date can be put to good advantageFeb 19, 2022 5:00 am - The date 02-02-02 found me in India. I had stayed a couple extra weeks on that particular Motorola business trip because we needed to sign a business partnership agreeme...
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How tragedy led to Des Plaines veteran's mission of suicide preventionFeb 19, 2022 12:00 am - Vietnam-era Air Force veteran Tom Strossner of Des Plaines had been steadily increasing his post-retirement service to fellow veterans last fall when tragedy struck the ...
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Day of Awareness highlights widely unknown cancer risk and empowers women to get screenedFeb 17, 2022 10:00 pm - Most women do not know their breast density and are unaware that breast density is a risk factor for breast cancer. Mammography alone can miss up to 50% of cancers in de...
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Brushes with Cancer art program offers human connection, power to healFeb 17, 2022 5:00 am - Brushes with Cancer art program offers human connection, power to heal
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Cancer survivor finds powerful relationship with artistsFeb 17, 2022 5:00 am - Shortly after I was diagnosed with breast cancer, one of my friends told me about Twist Out Cancer and how inspired she had been by the story of Jenna Benn Shersher, who...
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Health-data bill, subject of death threats, stalledFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - State Rep. Deb Conroy has moved her staff, and health-data legislation she sponsored has been sidelined in the wake of a campaign against the bill that included death th...
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Perfect match: Artis Senior Living of Elmhurst executive 'overwhelmed' to receive the gift of life from colleagueFeb 15, 2022 10:00 pm - Donna Germann is a wife, mother of a son and daughter, and the senior executive director at Artis Senior Living of Elmhurst. She joined Artis Senior Living in 2018 with ...