Health and Fitness
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CGM a useful tool for tracking blood glucose in real timeSep 03, 2022 7:00 am - Q: My best friend has diabetes. She used to do finger sticks, but now she has a wearable glucose monitor. How do they work? It's got me wondering if it might be a good i...
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Silver earrings: Something special for that once in a blue moonSep 03, 2022 6:00 am - I have quite a collection of sterling silver earrings, also necklaces and bracelets. All were gifts from my beloved Baheej. Years ago, we found a master silversmith from...
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Get tips on workouts, stretches at Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners meeting Sept. 20Sep 02, 2022 11:00 pm - The Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners' monthly meeting will feature a program on "Oh My Aching Back!" Raking, weeding, planting, transplanting, harvesting; Oh, my aching bac...
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Harper College's new bike share program offers many advantages to students and staffSep 02, 2022 6:00 am - Harper College's new bike share program offers many advantages to students and staff
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More than 700,000 doses of new COVID-19 booster headed for Illinois in first shipmentSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - An initial shipment of 730,000 doses of the new COVID-19 bivalent booster shot are headed for Illinois after federal emergency use authorization Thursday. The Illinois D...
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Highland Park shooting survivor Cooper showing signs of cognitive lossSep 01, 2022 1:00 am - Nearly two months after being paralyzed in the Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park, 8-year-old Cooper Roberts is showing signs of cognitive loss, according t...
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Free dental screenings offered in Elgin Sept. 10-11Sep 01, 2022 1:00 am - Crest and Oral-B, in partnership with Sam's Club, are providing free dental screenings to children and families in Elgin next week, through KARE Mobile, a mobile dentist...
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Got questions about the new COVID-19 booster? Here are some answersSep 01, 2022 1:00 am - With final approval for a new COVID-19 booster expected soon, Chicago's top doctor urged eligible residents to get the shot once it's available. "The reason we want folk...
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Northwest suburban residents get top-notch care at NCHAug 31, 2022 2:00 am - For more than 60 years, Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH) has played an integral part in bringing exceptional, cutting edge health care to residents of the Northwest ...
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U.S. clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variantsAug 31, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today's most common omicron strain. Shots could begin...