Health and Fitness
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Local Rotary clubs teach history of polio with traveling exhibit at McHenry Co. FairAug 28, 2022 11:00 pm - RILEE (Rotary Iron Lung Education Exhibit) was on display at the McHenry County Fair Aug. 2-7. The exhibit is designed to help people understand the history of polio and...
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'Magic mushroom' psychedelic may help heavy drinkers quitAug 28, 2022 7:00 am - The compound in psychedelic mushrooms helped heavy drinkers cut back or quit entirely in the most rigorous test of psilocybin for alcoholism. More research is needed to ...
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Will over-the-counter hearing aids help with cognitive impairment?Aug 28, 2022 7:00 am - In computer science, there's a saying: "Garbage in, garbage out." In other words, if the inputs are faulty, the outputs will be, too. The same could be said of our brain...
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HBOT a potential treatment for those with long COVID-19Aug 28, 2022 7:00 am - Q: I got COVID-19, which wasn't too bad. But now I've got long COVID. I'm exhausted all the time, my heart races and I've got brain fog. It's derailing my life. I saw on...
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Daily Herald editor, avid cyclist shares his Tour de France experienceAug 27, 2022 11:00 pm - A dedicated Schaumburg cyclist lived my Tour de France fantasy, cycling five days in the Pyrenees, viewing a mountain stage finish and cheering racers along Paris's Cham...
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Back-to-school considerations for children with autism or anxiety disordersAug 27, 2022 7:00 am - As summer comes to a close, students across the Chicago area are beginning a new school year. An end to days spent swimming in the pool and staying up past bedtime is en...
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Maybe it's best not to idealize, but remember the real personAug 27, 2022 6:00 am - I read an interesting essay in a little paperback book of daily messages and meditations written by Martha Hickman, "Healing after Loss" (2002). Here is the key idea: "I...
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Don't wait for omicron-specific vaccine to get boosted, doctors urgeAug 26, 2022 1:00 am - Barely a third of Illinois residents eligible for a second COVID-19 vaccine booster shot have received one. That's roughly 2 million people 50 and older who should have ...
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Jesse White and Chicago's top doctor among COVID-19 cases this weekAug 25, 2022 1:00 am - Two prominent Illinois leaders are among the 17,816 new COVID-19 cases recorded this week. On Thursday, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White and Chicago Department of...
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Baby yoga and infant massage now available at Northwestern MedicineAug 24, 2022 11:00 pm - Northwestern Medicine's Childbirth Education classes are now back in person and two new classes have been added at Delnor Hospital in Geneva. Baby Yoga and Infant Massag...