Health and Fitness
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Not getting a flu shot is a health riskJan 15, 2023 5:00 am - Q: I've been reading that it's a pretty bad flu season this year, and I'm starting to get worried about getting sick. I haven't gotten a flu shot yet, but I think it mig...
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U.S. kindergarten vaccination rate dropped again, data shows
Jan 14, 2023 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Vaccination rates for U.S. kindergartners dropped again last year, and federal officials are starting a new campaign to try to bring them up. Usually, 94% to ...
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Why your adult child needs a HIPAA formJan 14, 2023 6:00 am - Research indicates that the brain doesn't fully mature until around age 25, but nonetheless: In Illinois (as in most states), 18 is the age at which a child is considere...
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Do you really know your ancestry? You might be surprisedJan 14, 2023 5:00 am - I thought I pretty much knew my ancestry - had lots of information on both sides of the family. Not growing up, but once I started looking into it, which was about age 2...
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Pritzker signs abortion rights expansion
Jan 13, 2023 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday expanding access to abortion and other reproductive health care services. House Bill 4664, passed Tuesday during the Gen...
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Hospitalizations for COVID-19 down by 20%, even as 'Kraken' cases riseJan 13, 2023 12:00 am - Hospitalizations for COVID-19 declined by more than 20% in a week and counties at an elevated transmission level for the virus also decreased, the Illinois Department of...
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New year, same problems? How local mental health experts are helping kids, familiesJan 12, 2023 5:00 am - Mental health problems people battled in 2022 may linger in 2023, as perhaps new challenges come to the forefront, experts say. The World Health Organization reported a ...
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'Look for the silver lining': Tips for reducing stress in 2023Jan 12, 2023 4:55 am - Psychologist Dr. David Rakofsky, president of Wellington Counseling Group in Northbrook, Chicago and Lincolnwood, offers stress-reducing tips people can work on in 2023....
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BestLife Fitness Centers in Geneva to host open house Jan. 14Jan 10, 2023 10:00 pm - The Geneva Park District will host an open house on Saturday, Jan. 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at both of its BestLife Fitness Centers, located at Sunset Community Center...
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'A new gateway': Edward Hospital seeking to build new cardiovascular centerJan 10, 2023 4:00 am - Officials from Edward Hospital are seeking to build a new cardiovascular center on the Naperville campus. Curt Pascoe, vice president of real estate development at Ryan ...