Health and Fitness
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Bell Works in Hoffman Estates adds Barrington gym as tenantMar 18, 2022 1:00 am - Personal trainer Gina Kaiser of Barrington will be relocating her 2-year-old It Gym from her hometown to Bell Works Chicagoland in the redeveloped former AT&T headquarte...
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Brick by brick: Wauconda man collects Lego sets for area hospitals so kids can just be kidsMar 17, 2022 6:00 am - Adam Petraglia has always loved Legos. He would spend hours in his Lake Zurich basement as a boy letting his imagination run wild. “Legos are a toy I am very passionate ...
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'I'm so blessed': Former Lake County leader receives lifesaving kidney donationMar 16, 2022 1:00 am - After more than a year of searching and a record number of potential donors, longtime Lake County leader and public servant Bonnie Thomson Carter has received a new kidn...
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Nurses rally for higher staffing requirement at hospitalsMar 15, 2022 1:00 am - Nurses from around the suburbs and Chicago rallied Tuesday outside the headquarters of a nonprofit group that accredits health care organizations to call for increased s...
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'We have found it in everything': Fentanyl linked to more overdose deaths in the suburbsMar 14, 2022 5:00 am - DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen began noticing an ominous shift in the opioid crisis in 2015. Heroin mixed with fentanyl - a far more lethal synthetic opioid - k...
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MCC Speaker Series to explore misconceptions, tips for menopauseMar 13, 2022 11:00 pm - Going through menopause can be stressful for many women but it doesn't have to be. McHenry County College's latest Experts and Insights speaker series, "Is it Hot in Her...
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How much active movement and play does a baby need?Mar 13, 2022 7:00 am - Simple ways to help them get it
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Five questions to ask at your child's next doctor visitMar 13, 2022 7:00 am - According to a recent study by the Huron Consulting Group, there are two things that matter most to parents when it comes to their relationship with their family physici...
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Increasing fiber in your diet may increase gasMar 12, 2022 6:00 am - Q: My husband and I recently got our family onto a healthier diet - no processed foods and lots more vegetables, beans and legumes. It's not easy, and we're struggling t...
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Uninsured? You still have health care optionsMar 12, 2022 6:00 am - Since the Affordable Care Act was implemented in 2009, the number of Americans without health care coverage has declined. In Illinois, the rate of uninsured dropped from...